I think that the topic I chose was a hard one with not a lot of previous research on it. This made it very difficult to even find studies or reviews with information that pertained to my topic but I was still determined to do it. I think tracking the bird presence when dogs were absent or present was not too hard to implement. I had to change the way I tested (i.e how many sessions) and the times that I tested but other than that I stayed on plan from the start. Since starting this project I have an appreciation for researchers who have dedicated life’s work to uncovering ecological mysteries. I don’t think I realized even the fraction of research that goes into something even as simple as the project I chose to pursue. I think it is important to continue toward understanding more and more about the world we live in and that’s done through research such as ecological theory.