About this episode
Dr. Clinton Francis discusses the impact of noise pollution on bird behavior.
Dr. Clinton Francis is a sensory ecologist who studies how noise pollution affects birds, like the Black-headed Grosbeak. On the Bring Birds Back podcast, Clinton explains how sounds produced by human infrastructure can disrupt bird behavior. Although birds rely on hearing to sense predators and
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Clinton Francis
Topics covered
- noise pollution
- bird behavior
- sensory ecology
- human infrastructure
- predator detection
Keywords
- noise pollution
- birds
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- human infrastructure
- ecology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bring Birds Back
Places: Black-headed Grosbeak
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