tr@wind.bellcore.com (tom reingold) (10/21/88)
On the subject of "Canada Geese", gpasq@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190) says: $ It is not a recent thing that [Canada geese] migrate at night, but $ more likely that you are now more aware of them. Many (most?) $ species of birds will migrate at night, with the notable exception $ being the diurnal raptors (hawks). Moon watches have been going $ on for a while now. What you do is wait for a full moon, then aim $ a scope or some binocs at it, and count the birds, and sometimes $ even the species, as they fly across the face of the moon. $ [...] Oh, I didn't think it was recent. I only noticed it recently because until recently, I lived in Manhattan. Now I live in Edison, Noo Joizy, which is near the Raritan River. Lots of geese stop by on the Raritan, in Johnson Park in Highland Park, NJ. $ As a side note, I saw the Empire State Building lights on not too $ long ago. I thought they were supposed to be turned off during $ migration to prevent migrant mortality. Anyone know if that has $ changed? I don't see how they can turn off those lights. They were installed in the 30's because a plane crashed into the building. Do geese really fly that high? Tom Reingold PAPERNET: |INTERNET: tr@bellcore.bellcore.com Bell Communications Research |UUCP-NET: bellcore!tr 445 South St room 2L350 |SOUNDNET: (201) 829-4622 [work], Morristown, NJ 07960-1910 | (201) 287-2345 [home]
gpasq@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190) (10/22/88)
In article <11141@bellcore.bellcore.com> tr@wind.UUCP (tom reingold) writes: > >$ As a side note, I saw the Empire State Building lights on not too >$ long ago. I thought they were supposed to be turned off during >$ migration to prevent migrant mortality. Anyone know if that has >$ changed? > >I don't see how they can turn off those lights. They were installed >in the 30's because a plane crashed into the building. Do geese >really fly that high? > >Tom Reingold Yes, they do fly that high, and sometimes quite a bit higher. The problem isn't so much with the geese however, as it is with the smaller dickiebirds. They seem to be attracted to the artificial lights of tall buildings and lighthouses and such. Each year there is a very high mortality rate near these structures, and sometimes dead birds literally cover the ground. Although I don't know if it is true or not, I was told that the Empire State building was supposed to turn them off to prevent the problem. Happy Birding! -- ========================================================================= Greg Pasquariello AT&T Product Integration Center att!picuxa!gpasq 299 Jefferson Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054 =========================================================================