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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

AI, citizen science, and the 2024 eclipse emphasize the importance of light for bird behavior.

Liz A Aguilar, Isaac Miller-Crews, Jeremy M Dobris, Jo Anne Tracy, Paul Macklin, Shantanu Dixit, Ryan A Jacobson, Rachel L Evans, Evan L McGuire, Daniel P Beverly and 2 more

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12 authors.

Liz A AguilarIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7606-6511
Isaac Miller-CrewsIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Jeremy M DobrisIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Jo Anne TracyIndiana University, College of Arts and Sciences, Office of Research; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Paul MacklinIndiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9925-0151
Shantanu DixitIndiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Ryan A JacobsonIndiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6563-9708
Rachel L EvansIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Evan L McGuireIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.
Daniel P BeverlyIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1267-4147
Dustin G ReichardOhio Wesleyan University, Department of Biological Sciences; Delaware, Ohio, 43015, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1219-9219
Kimberly A RosvallIndiana University, Department of Biology; Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3766-9624

Funding

Common Themes in Reproductive DiversityT32HD049336 · NICHD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI DALE R SENGELAUB · 2005 to 2026
$4.4M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD049336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On April 8th 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling over 10,000 community observations and AI analyses of nearly 100,000 vocalizations, we found that bird behavior was significantly affected by these few minutes of unexpected afternoon darkness. More than half of wild bird species changed their biological rhythms, with many producing a dawn chorus in the aftermath of the eclipse. This natural experiment demonstrates the power of technology-enabled and public science projects to understand our natural world. Further, it underscores the power of light in structuring animal behavior: even when 'night' lasts for just four minutes, robust behavioral changes ensue.

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PMCPMC11952529

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