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During last year’s total solar eclipse, some birds mistook the sudden darkness for dawn — and burst into song.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Few studies have analyzed in detail how specific bird species respond to solar eclipses, which occur when the moon is aligned just so to momentarily mask the sun.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
On June 24, 1778, a total solar eclipse covered a wide swath of North America—from the Pacific Coast of Mexico to Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
This phenomenon is called a total solar eclipse.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Few studies have analyzed in detail how specific bird species respond to solar eclipses, which occur when the moon is aligned just so to momentarily mask the sun.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
On June 24, 1778, a total solar eclipse covered a wide swath of North America—from the Pacific Coast of Mexico to Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
This phenomenon is called a total solar eclipse.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Solar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20eclipse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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