Christmas Bird Count Diversity Index lab report

Great video link on calculating Shannon Diversity Index!

https://youtu.be/ghhZClDRK_g

Please review the supplemental Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Data that has been shared with us

by the Henry Glades Audubon Society. The following are expectations for the Lab Report

Data/Results section:

● As always please refer to report guidelines/example for formatting recommendations.

● Your Data/Result section: Use the CBC spreadsheet for choosing and analyzing

Shannon Diversity Index (SDI) for TWO of the ten sites censused all within STA ⅚

[choose from: L1, Vitambi, Miami, West, East, 3B/3A, Deer, Gate, Manly,

Blumberg]. I expect to see tables (one table for each site) that look similar (same

column headers) to that found in supplemental SDI guide linked here and in your

Canvas Module. Compare the Shannon Value found and try your best at telling me

why they may be different.

● Give me a Site History for the location of this CBC data set in your Intro!

● Delve into STA 5/6 background (invasive species pollution in cells, endangered

species use of STA resources, the function of STAs and how they can be considered a

type of restoration)

● Give me background on what the Christmas Bird Count and Audubon Society

is/are and that will lead you to your Data section. Please refer to the following link

for a source on Audubon history: https://www.audubon.org/about/history-audubon-

and-waterbird-conservation

The CBC is the longest running citizen science bird counting program in the world. A

link to questions on how the CBC is organized and funded can be found on the main

Audubon website link here : https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-

bird-count