I thought that this Conservation Mag article would be of interest to those on Cayuga and Bluewing lists, since it relates both to the nocturnal migrant calls people hear and raises some questions about why. Despite the url, I am not sure we can conclude they are disoriented by them.
http://conservationmagazine.org/2016/04/even-porch-lights-can-disorient-migratory-birds/ Here is the published article on which the write-up is based: Watson, M. J., Wilson, D. R., & Mennill, D. J. (2016). Anthropogenic light is associated with increased vocal activity by nocturnally migrating birds. The Condor, 118(2), 338-344. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-15-136.1 <http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-15-136.1>. If anyone wants the actual Condor article, I can send. The link will give you the abstract, but not the whole paper. Anne -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
