Presentation Year

2024

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This project examined the food preferences of backyard birds in Siskiyou County, California in Spring 2024. We used Nature’s Way CWF3 Cedar Platform Tray Bird Feeders at eight different locations. For each trial, feeders presented two food types: nut n' berry mix and sunflower seeds. Feeders were left out for 72 hours. We recorded the weather conditions (i.e. cloudy, windy, rainy, sunny), as well as the minimum and maximum temperature, and feeder height. A combination of direct observation and game cameras was used to determine bird species present. We predicted that birds, on average, will prefer the nut and berry mix due to the higher fat content relative to sunflower seeds.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Cheyanne

Primary Contact: Last Name

Nelson

Primary Contact: Email

cpn10@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

(530)598-8262

Node ID

1548

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