Kate

Question: Will birds be more afraid of seeing something or hearing?
Have one bird feeder first few days record how much seed is gone without any type of cat or sound next week put the stuffed cat on the bird feeder the next week put the audio up see which has less bird seed eaten

Hypothesis
I think that the birds will go to the feeder less when there is sound. I think they will get used to seeing something that doesn't move, but hearing something will scare them more.

Materials

 * one bird feeder
 * one stuffed cat
 * radio

steps

 * 1) for two to three days observe how many birds come to the feeder without any other distractions, to use as a control
 * 2) after the three days put the stuffed animal in the tree, leave there for a week
 * 3) take one or two days to let the feeder get back to normal without the cat
 * 4) put the radio outside

Table:
this table represents how much seed was eaten each day. This is in comparison to a 14 cup bird feeder.


 * || day one || day two || day three || day four || day five ||  ||   ||
 * control || 2 1/2 cups were eaten || 2 1/4 cups || 2 cups || 2 || 2 1/2 ||  ||   ||
 * with visual || 2 cups || 1 1/2 || 3 || 2 || 2 1/2 ||  ||   ||
 * with sound || 2 cups || 1 3/4 || 2 || 1 1/2 || 2 ||  ||   ||


 * Red ** = control
 * Orange ** = Visual
 * Yellow ** = Sound

In conclusion: The birds did not really seem to be bothered by seeing or hearing something out of the ordinary. They did eat a little bit less with the sound overall but it was not a huge difference

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