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Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

NPR | By Henry Larson,

Adrian Florido, Daniel Ofman

Published June 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM CDT

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.