Well, at least with my domestic cats (indoor only of course!), they both ran
and hid once the earthquake started and weren't seen again until well after
it was over. From work, I didn't notice any difference in the birds around
the building.
Glenn
Glenn Koppel
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Baron" <brnpelican@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Deapesh Misra" <deapesh@xxxxxxxxx>; "Virginia Birding"
<va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Earthquake's effect on feeder birds - nothing
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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