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Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

NPR | By Henry Larson,
Adrian Florido, Daniel Ofman
Published June 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM EDT

New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compete with traffic and other urban noise.

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