Noise harms hearing-dependent wildlife more than visual species like peregrines

Evidence

“The good news for the peregrines,” he says, “they habituated. There was no difference in productivity, their activity, their feeding, or incubating. The Air Force probably liked it. The Air Force didn’t want to do it at first. This was their symbol. So good for the peregrines, but they’re mostly visual. I don’t think other species are necessarily that way. Species like owls that hunt in total darkness and depend on hearing, they’re going to be more affected. Birds need quiet to find mates, defend territories. At some point, the noises do overtake an animal’s ability to communicate and catch prey, but it can be very difficult to prove.” — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 691

Categorization

• XREF: Underpins the ovenbird data later in this chapter — some species adapt, hearing-dependent ones suffer. — connects to: Industrial noise measurably reduces ovenbird mating success — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 693; Prey animals avoid noisy areas because sound is their security surveillance — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 107; Ambient noise impairs birds’ territory defense and mate attraction — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 942 (+10 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 691

Broader Connections

• Prey animals avoid noisy areas because sound is their security surveillance #qualifies (0.70) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 107
• Animals listen completely to their environment because listening is survival #corroborates (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 90
• Helicopter noise measurably alters bighorn sheep foraging behavior #exemplifies (0.70) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 485
• Ambient noise impairs birds’ territory defense and mate attraction #expands (0.60) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 942
• Noise pollution directly reduces birds’ reproductive success #expands (0.60) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 942
• Hearing often precedes sight when encountering grizzly bears #corroborates (0.60)