Birds_In_Ohio

Important Documentation

This analysis uses the following libraries:

1. pandas
2. geopy.geocoders (Nomnatim)
3. geopy.exc (GeocoderTimedOut)
4. matplotlib.pyplot
5. datetime (date)

The reference material and data set used were from:

https://feederwatch.org/explore/raw-dataset-requests/

• checklist data 2021-2024
• Species Translation Table

Please be sure to unzip the Ohio_Only_Birder.CSV before running

Data Analysis Summaries

2021

• In 2021, we saw a variety of birds, 52 varieties to be exact!
• The most common bird is the Northern Cardinal with 210 sightings!
• The least seen bird is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird with 1 sightings!
• The busiest location is 6963, Imhoff Road, Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio, 45056, United States with 439 visits!
• The busiest day is 11-30 with 81 visits!

2022

• In 2022, we saw a variety of birds, 59 varieties to be exact!
• The most common bird is the Northern Cardinal with 214 sightings!
• The least common bird is the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with 1 sightings!
• The busiest location is 7061, Forest View Drive, West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, 45069, United States with 555 visits!
• The busiest day is 03-12 with 96 visits!

2023

• In 2023, we saw a variety of birds, 57 varieties to be exact!
• The most common bird is the Northern Cardinal with 188 sightings!
• The least common bird is the Evening Grosbeak with 1 sightings!
• The busiest location is 7061, Forest View Drive, West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, 45069, United States with 626 visits!
• The busiest day is 03-25 with 108 visits!

2024

• In 2024, we saw a variety of birds, 61 varieties to be exact!
• The most common bird is the House Finch with 229 sightings!
• The least common bird is the Evening Grosbeak with 1 sightings!
• The busiest location is Oxford Millville Road, Oxford, Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio, 45056, United States with 609 visits!
• The busiest day is 02-03 with 131 visits!

Charts Of Interest

Bird Visits by Month

Nuthatch Daily Visits in December

Nuthatch Daily Visits in January

Summary

While I did not get all of the data that I wanted out of this set currently, I did find that the White-Breasted Nuthatch is a little more active during December and January. My speculation is that it's harder to forage food at those times and they might be hitting up local feeders (they do show up at my feeders during that time.) I was hoping to see a different correlation but i guess not seeing any wild changes between seasons should be expected, there are numerous native birds that do not migrate out of Ohio during the winter seasons. I am not done with this dataset quite yet, I am curious to see if we start seeing more migratory birds showing up in March and April and maybe some of our winter birds like the Dark-Eyed Junco are leaving around that time.

Can tell you one thing, birds are neat!

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out!