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Bird Migration and Song Webinar

Scientific American presents a conversation about the surprising new science of how birds navigate long-haul migrations and what they listen for in songs. Physical chemist Peter Hore of the University of Oxford will discuss how birds use quantum effects to chart their course, and cognitive neuroscientist Adam Fishbein of the University of California, San Diego, will explain what birds pay attention to in birdsong (it’s not what you think). This event will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

RECOMMENDED READING

Back to Black: How Birds-of-Paradise Get Their Midnight Feathers Tiny microstructures on the animals’ plumes absorb most of the incoming light.

“Birdbrain” Turns from Insult to Praise Some avian species use tools and can recognize themselves in the mirror. How do tiny brains pull off such big feats?

How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate New research hints at the biophysical underpinnings of their ability to use Earth’s magnetic field lines to find their way to their breeding and wintering grounds.

See the Beautiful Color of Rare Birds from Every Angle and in Three Dimensions A new project will create high-definition interactive models of 2,000 feathered flyers.

Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats.

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