Two beams of light shining four miles into the sky from dusk until dawn pull migrating birds off course, researchers have found.
The timing of the memorial, which can be seen up to 60 miles away, coincides with the period when songbirds, sparrows and other birds annually migrate down from Canada to the southern U.S., Central and South America.reports, and the lights also attract, bats, birds of prey and millions of insects.
"There's no doubt that the birds are expending unnecessary energy by circling and calling in these lights," he told the CBC. That's at a time when the migrating birds need to save some energy for the thousands of kilometers they have left to fly."
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