Emily Browne
The site I have chosen is a 1.8 hectare marsh/wetland that backs onto Okanagan Lake. It is hydrologically connected through Brant Creek and is in an urban setting in downtown Kelowna, BC. This marsh is home to a variety of waterfowl species, as well as other song birds and birds of prey, fish, turtles, deer, beaver and muskrat, and more. There are reeds and deciduous trees in the riparian area as well as tall grasses and woody shrubs.
At the time of the site visit was late spring and it was sunny, warm weather (about 20 degrees Celsius) with no cloud cover and no wind.
I am potentially interested in studying the birds at this site
Three potential questions are:
Do the waterfowl stay in this marsh/ return each day?
Does the presence of people drive away certain waterfowl species during peak business?
Do the different waterfowl species interact with each other?
Hi, welcome to the field portion of the course. This blog is ok ,but is quite short and has no field journal. It is helpful for me to have a detailed description of your study site so I can get a better sense if your questions may or may not work. Also, you will need more details for your final paper methods.