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My data collection from March 26 until 28 had shown some interesting results. I collected the location of the two duck species Anas platyrhynchos Aythya americana within the Gambles Pond at different times. The layout for my collection locations is shown below:
I collected data of for which regions the ducks were in with 5-minute intervals for an hour. The difficulties I faced were with differentiating ducks at low lighting. This was mediated by using binoculars – but still was difficult at lower light levels in the evening. I was surprised how often ducks entered the shallow water in the evening versus the earlier day. As a result, I wish to collect data at 3 times periods a day to see if there are any differences among the three periods. I think that this approach should be good for collecting the data.
