Responses of Raptorial Birds to Low Level Military Jets and Sonic Booms

• Main Author: Ellis, David H.
• Other Authors: FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ORACLE AZ INST FOR RAPTOR STUDIES
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1981
• Subjects: Acoustics; *BREEDING; *BIRDS; *SONIC BOOM; ADVERSE CONDITIONS; ARIZONA; RESPONSE(BIOLOGY); NESTING(ANIMALS); LOW ALTITUDE; JET AIRCRAFT NOISE; REPRODUCTION(PHYSIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY); MILITARY AIRCRAFT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FALCONS; BIRDS OF PREY; RAPTORS; Eyrie; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA108778; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA108778

The following is a summary of the possible negative effects of the study stimuli on nesting raptors: (1) direct interruption of behavior leading to exposure of eggs or young to inclement weather, (2) physiological stress of parents or young leading to reduced reproductive performance, (3) eyrie aban...