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Birders

Hestia

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5. The nightlights don't just affect birds but your food garden, also. The lights screw with the

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 12:10 PM

Oct 2021

growing of crops and gets their cycle out of whack. I think I saw the info on a segment of PBS' Victory Garden about it (back when the show was about gardening and not pushing products for newest and bestest cultivars, etc.)

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National Audubon Society calls for 'Lights Out' after 'mass mortality' event of migratory birds [View all] douglas9 Oct 2021 OP

people seem to have no concept of light pollution Blues Heron Oct 2021 #1

The nightlights don't just affect birds but your food garden, also. The lights screw with the Hestia Oct 2021 #5

Website is birdcast.info (nt) NQAS Oct 2021 #2

Bird migration forecast maps douglas9 Oct 2021 #3

Fascinating. Thanks for the link and the OP. JudyM Oct 2021 #4