Interesting observation, Deapesh. I was wondering if the animals behaved
differently before the earthquake.
I remember that after the tsunami in South Asia it was reported that animals in
cities didn't seem to behave any differently - possibly because of too much
noise pollution. But in rural areas it was reported that wild animals moved
toward higher ground and domestic animals were distressed.
It would be interesting if Virginia birders noted different behavior from their
domestic animals and/or wild animals before/during the earthquake.
Scott Baron
Vienna, Va.
From: Deapesh Misra <deapesh@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:06 PM
Subject: [Va-bird] Earthquake's effect on feeder birds - nothing
Hi,
Very surprisingly, to us at least, my wife reported that during the earthquake,
the birds at our feeder in Fairfax city went about their business (napping,
eating etc.) completely unperturbed. So, no unusual activity at all.
The reason I am reporting this to the listserv is because I am aware that some
researchers are always interested in finding a correlation (or the absence of
correlation) between animal behavior and incidents such as earthquakes.
cheers,
Deapesh
Fairfax, VA.
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