Tag: Bird behavior
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Birds Rewire Their Clocks: How the 2024 Solar Eclipse Sparked a Dawn Chorus—and Silence
Overview: An Extraordinary Natural Experiment The April 2024 Great American Eclipse offered researchers a rare, near-perfect natural experiment: 4 minutes of daytime darkness sweeping across a broad swath of the United States. A team led by Liz Aguilar seized the moment to study how abrupt light disruption impacts bird behavior. By combining a citizen science…
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When the Sky Went Dim: How the 2024 Solar Eclipse Triggered a False Dawn Chorus in Birds
The 2024 total solar eclipse that swept across North America did more than dazzle observers; it offered a rare natural experiment for scientists studying how light shapes animal behavior. A new study shows that 29 species of birds altered their vocalizations before, during, and after the eclipse, and many answered the sun’s return with a…