Observation of Behavior

I identified a bird called a Gray Catbird and studied its behavior. The main behavior that I recognized was the birds need to be moving at all times, it very rarely stayed in one place for more than thirty seconds. This behavior increases its chance of survival and therefore might benefit the reproductive skills as well. If they are able to stay alive then they will be more likely to mate and reproduce. It is a small/medium sized bird and I'm sure has a large amount of predators so this ability to move around is aiding them to escape those animals and to produce offspring that will survive as well. The birds moved constantly but they reacted directly to the stimuli of movement and noise. When I moved closer the bird immediately took off and when I made noise with either my feet or my voice the bird left quickly. It's learning was modified by thinking I was a potential threat and that it completely stayed away from me as it moved around.
This behavior might increase as it ages because the bird will have more experience and knowledge of what to keep its distance from. Baby birds do not seem to have as much coordination either with their ability to fly and move quickly so they can stay away from predators. This is why the baby birds are more dependent on their mothers when they are young as well as the fact that they cannot fly until a certain age. Most birds have this same behavior and are very wary of people as well as other animals. They are quick to move away from any other organisms and do not risk the chance of being caught or hunted. I think that it is something all birds learn through their phylogeny because they all face similar struggles with survival and the same types of predators.

Posted on 16 de abril de 2020, 11:19 PM by mandygjertsen