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Mortality on wintering grounds: Unreasonably cold temperatures on the wintering grounds kills thousands of birds, resulting in 30-90% population declines of migratory birds. For example, between 27000 and 62000 ducks, mostly tufted duck and common pochard , starved to death during a very cold winter in March 1986.
Weather conditions influence bird flight behavior in ways that make them more or less susceptible to collisions. [22] Conditions which reduce visibility, such as fog, rain, or snow, can disorient birds, especially those that migrate at night and rely on visual cues.
31 December 2010, in Beebe, Arkansas. 3,000 red-winged blackbirds and European starlings died. Arkansas state wildlife authorities first received reports on 31 December 2010, shortly before midnight. Further investigation revealed the birds fell over a one-mile area of Beebe, with no other dead birds found outside that concentrated zone.
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Bird flu has been causing bird deaths for decades, with strains of the virus identified since 1996 and notable outbreaks in 2004 and 2005. However, the present outbreak marks the most severe case ...
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into the helicopter crash that killed three Air Evac crew members last month, revealing evidence of a possible bird strike.. While the ...
The largest numbers of strikes happen during the spring and fall migrations. Bird strikes above 500 feet (150 m) altitude are about 7 times more common at night than during the day during the bird migration season. [24] Large land animals, such as deer, can also be a problem to aircraft during takeoff and landing.
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