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Birds sensed devastating US tornado and fled one day ahead

The Independent - Fri 19 Dec 14

Birds nesting on the path of an incoming tornado, which devastated parts of the US, "evacuated" their home one day before, scientists say.

Birds Sensed Tornadoes Coming a Day Early, Study Finds

TIME - Fri 19 Dec 14

Ecologists say birds could hear the oncoming storm from over 100 miles away

Birds fled 'day before' US tornadoes

BBC News - Fri 19 Dec 14

Tracking data reveals that golden-winged warblers fled one day before the April 2014 US tornado outbreak, probably because they "heard it coming".

Birds can sense impending storm, skip town

Science Now - Thu 18 Dec 14

Migratory birds may use low-frequency sound waves to detect severe weather

Sensing distant tornadoes, birds flew the coop: Signs point to infrasound as nature's early warning system

Phys.org - Thu 18 Dec 14

When birds unexpectedly flee their nesting grounds, it may be a demonstration of Mother Nature's early-warning system that a massive storm is approaching.

Study: songbirds knew a tornado was coming

FOXNews - Sat 20 Dec 14

Days after five tiny golden-winged warblers finished their seasonal migration, flying 3,100 miles from Colombia to Tennessee, they vacated their new home to travel 400 miles south to the Gulf ...

Birds clear out of breeding ground as severe weather approaches

Ars Technica - Fri 19 Dec 14

After a 5,000 mile migration, an impromptu 1,500 mile reversal.

Birds can detect approaching storm from 900km away

ZME Science - Fri 19 Dec 14

Some animals have extraordinary sensorial abilities; there have been scientific works documenting dogs which react to an earthquake 5 minutes before the waves reached the surface, but this is ...

Nature's own tornado detector saves migrating birds, study finds

L.A. Times - Thu 18 Dec 14

Ornithologist Henry Streby was happy enough that a song bird weighing less than two nickels managed to carry a tiny electronic sensor from Tennessee to Colombia and back.

Birds May Have Sensed Severe Storms Days in Advance

National Geographic - Thu 18 Dec 14

A flock of warblers suddenly left Tennessee in advance of severe thunderstorms, suggesting that they had sensed the weather and fled, a new study says.

Songbirds fly coop long before tornadoes arrive in Tennessee

Reuters - Thu 18 Dec 14

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might want to be careful about who you call a birdbrain. Some of our feathered friends exhibit powers of perception that put humans to shame.

Birds detect approaching storm from 900km away

The Guardian - Thu 18 Dec 14

Infrasound may have alerted warblers to the massive storm, prompting them to fly more than a thousand kilometres to avoid it Continue reading...

Birds sensed tornadoes coming one day ahead

UPI - Fri 19 Dec 14

Aileen GraefWASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A study from the journal Current Biology found birds can possibly sense natural disasters like tornadoes before they happen, giving them time to flee.

Tennessee Songbirds Fly Coop Long Before Tornadoes Arrive

Voice of America - Thu 18 Dec 14

You might want to be careful about who you call a birdbrain. Some of our feathered friends exhibit powers of perception that put humans to shame. Scientists said on Thursday that little songbirds ...

Birds sensed severe storms and fled before tornado outbreak

e! Science News - Thu 18 Dec 14

Golden-winged warblers apparently knew in advance that a storm that would spawn 84 confirmed tornadoes and kill at least 35 people last spring was coming, according to a report in the Cell Press ...

Birds sensed severe storms and fled before tornado outbreak, ScienceDaily - Thu 18 Dec 14