Studies of Birds Killed in Nocturnal Migration

By Harrison Bruce Tordoff

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Discover how a tragic tower collision revealed secrets of bird migration, age,and sex within avian species, as researchers studied the ill-fated journeys of birds colliding with a Kansas television tower.

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Nature/Gardening/Animals Science - General

Released

2016-06-20

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Summary

"Studies of Birds Killed in Nocturnal Migration" by Harrison Bruce Tordoff unveils a meticulous analysis of migratory bird deaths caused by collisions with a television tower in Topeka, Kansas, during a 1954 autumn migration. The study highlights risks that migrating birds encounter due to human-built structures like television towers. It uses the unfortunate large-scale mortality event to explore the environmental elements impacting these accidents and their importance to bird research, while also examining how these events can improve the understanding of bird migration, as well as age and sex differences within avian species.