Solar eclipse could scramble bird behavior
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
ITHACA, New York, March 26 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
On April 8, the shadow of a total solar eclipse will race across North America. At the same time, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and partners will be hurrying to measure the impact of daytime darkness on the movements of birds, bats and insects - flying creatures that are very attuned to changes in light levels.
Spring migration is underway right now and with most birds flying . . .
On April 8, the shadow of a total solar eclipse will race across North America. At the same time, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and partners will be hurrying to measure the impact of daytime darkness on the movements of birds, bats and insects - flying creatures that are very attuned to changes in light levels.
Spring migration is underway right now and with most birds flying . . .