Global warming may be causing birds to alter their nesting habits, new study finds.
ByGlobal warming may be causing birds to alter their nesting habits, according to a new study that found that some species in Chicago are laying their eggs, on average, nearly a month earlier than usual.
"This really highlights the complexity of what climate change means to the biology of birds," said John Bates, curator of birds at the Field Museum in Chicago and the study's lead author. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the National Audubon Society, who was not involved with the study, said shifts in birds' nesting habits are likely just one part of a cascade of ecosystem changes as a result of global warming.
If birds begin nesting earlier than normal, they run the risk of laying eggs during what climate scientists refer to as"false spring," or a short period of unusually warm weather in late winter that can trick vegetation and hibernating animals into thinking it's the start of a new season.
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