Various Oddities in the Behavior of Birds – Webtekno

For example, during the eclipse in 2017; The goats suddenly became quiet and went into a resting position, the giraffes started to run in place, Flocks of birds stopped flying and settled on the trees. Well, this solar eclipse affects animals and How is it expected to affect birds in particular?

Researchers plan to measure airborne activity during the total solar eclipse on April 8 using U.S. weather radar stations.

The team said that during the height of the eclipse, the Moon was directly between the Earth and the Sun, in other words to measure movements expressed as a whole aims. For comparison, another measurement will be made at sunset.

According to NASA, with this solar eclipse most places will remain in the dark for 3.5 to 4 minutes and this shows that there is not much time to collect data.

When we go to the past, Researcher Andrew Farnsworth, during the 2017 eclipse a decrease in flying insects and birds he had seen. However, when it got dark at night, a situation similar to this typical movement pattern was not encountered.

Also, at sunset, insects, birds, and bats usually either come ashore to spend the night or indicating that it has just started its nocturnal activity. There was also great activity.

On the other hand, there are some important differences between these two eclipses.

The eclipse in 2017 was a total eclipse, but this time the Moon is expected to be a little closer to the Earth so that totality will last longer. Last solar eclipse in August at the beginning of the autumn bird migration occurred, and its shadow followed a path from northwest to southwest across North America.

This time, the eclipse will track parts of Mexico and 13 states from southwest to northeast and will occur during spring migration. Additionally, according to researchers, this solar eclipse, compared to the one in 2017, It is much more convenient for observing the movements of animals.

Because this time there are 13 routes on the eclipse’s route instead of 8, and thus the birds, They will be much more mobile to reach their breeding grounds. Again, if there are significant changes in the behavior of birds due to unexpected darkness and temperature drops, it will be much easier to observe them during the solar eclipse.

In addition, by looking at how some animals react to a total solar eclipse, researchers how they perceive and use light It aims to catch clues about. Because birds and insects are creatures that tend to use the clues from light in different ways.

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