Flock number Flock size Times scanned per minu Total time spent scanning (seconds)

1 5 4 5
2 15 3 9
3 5 3 11
4 11 1 1
5 3 4 36
6 3 1 35
7 13 4 4
8 10 3 3
9 7 1 1
10 1 1 53
11 7 1 2
12 3 2 7
13 1 3 39
14 7 1 7
15 5 2 25
16 4 5 7
17 3 4 8

Tim
6

Times scanned per minute

4

f(x) = 0.001762891141
2 R² = 2.7437994420065

0
0 4 8
Flock
 Seconds spent scanning

60

Time spent scanning (seconds)

50

40

30
f(x) = − 2.44204495372411 x + 2
20 R² = 0.380864982227688

10

0
0 4 8 12
Number of Organisms in floc
Times scanned in a minute
6

5
Times scanned per minute

4
Times scanned per minute
3 Linear (Times scanned per
minute)
f(x) = 0.00176289114147201 x + 2.51873071837814
2 R² = 2.74379944200653E-05

0
0 4 8 12 16
Flock size
Seconds spent scanning for danger in Barnacle Geese
flocks

Total time spent scanning

(seconds)
Linear (Total time spent
scanning (seconds))
f(x) = − 2.44204495372411 x + 29.6782723666814
R² = 0.380864982227688

4 8 12 16
Number of Organisms in flock