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I have chosen my backyard in Swift Current Saskatchewan.
The area is approximately 37 m2 (~6m x 6m). It is a grassy backyard fenced in and has an ornamental shrub and a few trees in it.
I visited the site May 7, 2019 at 6:00 pm – it was 15°C with some clouds in the sky. It has been an uncharacteristically cold May and there were snow falls up until last weekend but it is finally warming up now.
I have observed:
- Birds that are black with white on their wings and breast (Black-Billed Magpie?)
- Some small brown and black birds (House Sparrow/House Finch/Dark-Eyed Junco?)
- Small black squirrel
Some questions:
- Is this squirrel a frequent visitor of the yard? Does her visits depend on the time of day or weather?
- How many different types of small birds visit this yard? And how frequently do they visit the yard? Does this depend on time of day, weather, or temperature?
- Does the amount of rain effect the number of animals that visit the yard?
Interesting observations!
I like both the predictor variables that you are wondering about, ie. temperature and precipitation.
Yana