User: | Open Learning Faculty Member:
The location that I have chosen to observe is the center of the Thompson Rivers University Campus. There are a number of ornamental plants, large trees and grasses. Depending on time of day the campus can go from little to no human traffic to lots of human traffic. The area that I am observing is approximately 400 to 500 m in circumference and is an oval/circular area with walkways and buildings on the perimeter and grass and a few trees in the center. I will be visiting this location in the afternoons during March and early April to make my observations. From my initial observations of this location the three questions that could possibly be turned into a research project are…
- What time of day are there the largest number of birds present?
- Does human traffic affect the number of birds on campus?
- What species of birds are most common on campus?
The following image is a drawing of the location which I chose to observe. Please note this drawing was done from the fourth floor of the House of Learning.
