[obol] Re: Birds seem to know road speed limits
- From: "Dennis Vroman" <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <larmcqueen@xxxxxxx>, "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:08:07 -0700
That's what I was thinking. If they did fly along sections of I-5 they could
get ticketed for speeding too. There once was a flock of Rock Pigeons flying
parallel with I-5, about level with the tops of 18-wheelers, along side of me.
Was doing 70 mph and they were staying right along side of me. Think they
could have gone faster if they wanted.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry McQueen
To: obol
Cc: Rogue Birds
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:09 PM
Subject: [obol] Re: Birds seem to know road speed limits
This explains why we don't see birds on I-5. They're not able to judge the
speeds beyond speed limit.
Larry
On Aug 24, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Dennis Vroman wrote:
Thought some might enjoy this...
pted to environmental conditions. Perhaps not news to birders that have
been around a while.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/birds-can-tell-speed-limit-certain-roads-8C10995682
The part about birds being able to ID a human I can vouch for. A
particular Downy Woodpecker I banded along the Applegate River would go out of
his way to follow me around squawking when I showed up to band. This went on
for the remainder of the banding season when he discovered I was there.
Dennis
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