Bird Responses to Approaching Humans

What is the main focus of the lesson titled 'Just how different is the UCSD birds’ behavior'?

• Bird migration patterns

• Bird responses to approaching humans

• Bird feeding habits

• Bird nesting behavior.

What causes the particular response of birds to approaching humans?

• The time of day

• The distance of the person

• The weather conditions

• The bird's age.

Which of the following is NOT a part of developing the model for bird responses?

• How birds detect an approaching human

• The bird's favorite food

• What causes this particular response

• Why this happens at a certain distance.

How many birds were sampled in the Mt. Laguna population of foraging birds? In the UCSD population of foraging birds? Incubating females in each location? Why do you think it’s important that the researchers sample more than one type of bird at each location?

Which population has the highest average FID?

• Incubating Females UCSD

• Incubating Females Mt. Laguna

• Foraging Females UCSD

• Foraging Females Mt. Laguna

Fill in the blank: The population with the greatest variation in FID is ____.

• Incubating Females UCSD

• Incubating Females Mt. Laguna

• Foraging Females UCSD

• Foraging Females Mt. Laguna

What claim can you make about which population of birds would forage for longer in an environment with many people walking around?

What claim can you make about which population of birds would have greater variation in how long they would forage for in an environment with many people walking around?

What claim can you make about which population of birds would incubate eggs for longer in an environment with many people walking around?

How might urban environments affect bird behavior over time?

• Increase in aggression

• Decrease in flight initiation distance

• Change in diet

• All of the above.