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Old 19-05-2009, 03:17 PM
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Re: Research project-please help

Hi
I've done your survey. No problems, its a worthwhile investigation, and seemed reasonably well thought-out and structured, but the question "what group(s) of birds are you most interested in?" is rather ambiguous.

Firstly, what do you mean by "groups"? As far as I know, "group" has no particular meaning in a biological or ecological context; do you mean "genus" or "family", or "flock", or "ecological niche", or what? Secondly, the question seems to presuppose a universally exclusive interest. As a birdwatcher, I'm interested in all birds, not just a particular selection, but there is no provision for saying this. I answered "n/a" to the question, which can't be particularly helpful from your point of view.
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