Posted on March 11th, 2010 1 comment - Add a comment >> In the
biological world this word is defined as the “restlessness” that
animals feel prior to, or during migratory times. Many
scientists have explored this biological phenomenon in birds
specifically. By experimentally altering(increasing) the length
of daylight upon a bird, scientist see a noticeable change in
behavior. Birds begin eating much more, fattening up, and
exhibit more movement(or restlessness) than normal. I bring this
word to our attention because bird activity is on the rise now
in the Adirondacks and will be over the next 3 months. Migrating
birds are arriving as we speak! On a recent drive through St
Lawrence County farm country I saw thousands of Canada Geese in
flight, Red-winged Blackbirds & Common Grackles cavorting in the
treetops , Killdeer calling from fields, and general merriment
in the avian world. Our first arrivals are usually those birds
that don’t travel all that far, on a continent-wide scale that
is. Many of the birds we