The investigative purpose of this was to see if the local lumber company was hurting the local bird population. A lot of birds are going extinct because of air pollution and scientists want to see what birds are where; this investigation was inspired by them. Through this investigation, it was uncovered that the pollution wasn’t the problem for the local bird population of Doswell, but the people. Most birds are encountered where there aren't normally people around.
As stated, the problem wasn’t the air quality, but the people. The most birds encountered in one place was the pond, which is a private pond, so people must have permission to go there, which in result means fewer people than the park or home. The park had the least amount of birds, but a park normally has quite a few people around, especially the one in this investigation which was next to a high school, and a middle school.
The approach was to answer a question that was asked but also help scientists. The question was, "Is the local lumber company of Doswell hurting the local bird population?" This investigation was helpful to scientists because one of the sources was a link to a citizen science bird count. It was where scientists are trying to find where all the birds are. That was the biggest thing to push this investigation question. The results that were received were quite surprising. The lumber company was not the one keeping the birds at bay, but the fact that people are around. Also, it is believed that the place with the greatest amount of birds had better resources than the other places. This conclusion does make sense, because birds are natural prey and want to avoid contact, but also get the supplies they need.
The hypothesis was incorrect; the pond had 24 birds, which means it had the greatest amount of birds. Poor farm, the furthest place from the lumber company, had the least amount at 17 birds, and the backyard, the closest to the lumber company, had 2nd to least at, 21 birds. In belief, there were more birds at the pond because it had better resources, and little to no people around, it had nothing to do with the air. An interesting way to continue this project would be to only go to ponds and see how the data changes.