Penn State Says Compressor Stn Noise Affects Songbirds

The official state bird for New York State is the tiny Eastern bluebird--no bigger than a chickadee. Here at MDN HQ, we maintain two bird feeders year-round in the front yard. We can remember only maybe 3-4 times over the years we've actually seen a bluebird at our feeders. The bluebird is one of our favorites because we see it so rarely. According to researchers at Penn State in State College, PA, loud noise from pipeline compressor stations has the ability to "diminish" the "reproductive success" of bluebirds and other songbirds. Who would even think to conduct such an experiment?

---

To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)