The second hypothesis tested during this experiment was to observe the effect that other species in a proximate distant from the bird feeders have on the number of birds feeding. It was predicted that a greater number of other species found around the bird feeder would cause a decrease in the number of birds at the bird feeder. This was also done in a 15- minute time interval, in a 15 m radius from the bird feeder. The number of other species such as predatory birds, squirrels, dogs, etc. were recorded. The amount of other species found at site C1, C2, and R1 were similar in number (figure 2).There were no other species located at site C3 during the 15-minute intervals(table 2). The only other species found at each site were squirrels (C1),
