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Matt Ayres programs a sound recorder that will remotely record migratory songbirds during mud season this spring. (Annie Ropeik/NHPR)
At the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in northern New Hampshire, scientists are finding ways to adapt to the pandemic, which has halted groundbreaking field research.
Researchers have adapted to remotely record the sounds of the forest to track how warmer weather is affecting the behavior of migratory birds,
Annie Ropeik of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.
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Dartmouth biologist Matt Ayres stands on a path in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, near pink flags marking research areas. (Annie Ropeik/NHPR)
At the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in northern New Hampshire, the pandemic broke a decades-long streak of field research. Now, scientists there are adapting with new technology recording the sounds of the forest, which they hope will transform their long and influential record of a changing world.
In late fall, Dartmouth biologist Matt Ayres stands out in camouflage and cargo pants against the bright yellow of the woods. He s got binoculars around his neck, and he s loading gear from his truck into a backpack two kinds of batteries, microphones, GPS devices and more.