Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls (2016)

Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by jungletime on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:47AM (#24810327)

I did a hike on a mountain ridge in Hawaii (Stairway to Heaven), and was very shocked by how loud the highway below was. I was maybe 3000 feet above. The sound was amplified from from the valley below, the mountain sides almost acting like walls of a speaker.

It's something that I don't think gets enough attention, the way light pollution does. But its' definitely a problem in some places. And I can see how it would disrupt bird calls.

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by Tade0 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:22PM (#24812437)

It's something that I don't think gets enough attention, the way light pollution does.

It does in German speaking parts of Europe - highways on weekends and during the night have speed limits set to reduce noise.

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:07AM (#24817229)

I think that is because of the people living near them. Were the birds even considered?

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by inglor_cz on Saturday October 17, 2020 @02:45PM (#24812169)

So true. I am rather shortsighted, but my body compensated by developing quite good hearing sense. The noise pollution all around is serious.

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by spaetzleesser on Saturday October 17, 2020 @07:18PM (#24814204)

That was pretty noticeable during the lockdowns earlier this year. It was really quiet.

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