Comments on: Noise pollution drives birds out of their homes, study shows http://peninsulapress.com/2012/05/07/noise-pollution-drives-birds-out-of-their-homes-study-shows/ News and Views from Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:15:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: johnbald1 http://peninsulapress.com/2012/05/07/noise-pollution-drives-birds-out-of-their-homes-study-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-12296 johnbald1 Tue, 08 May 2012 02:59:40 +0000 http://peninsulapress.com/?p=18944#comment-12296 I am perplexed that this is some sort of new study. Noise has been identified as a health hazard by the World Health Organization since 1999. The United States Federal Government passed the noise control act in 1972. Yet most states have failed to reduce noise in most average neighborhoods from leaf blowers, barking dogs, motorcycles, car and home loud stereo systems, jackhammers, roofing nailers, the list goes one and on.
So what is so amazing that what bothers people will effect birds and other animals? Local government in most areas has done very little to diminish the noise. Most noise laws with exception of human noises reference to California Penal code section 415, are allowed by poor laws that give leniency to dog owners, and non enforcement of motorcycle noise, and stereo system noise.
Oregon and Indiana should be applauded for having noise control officers who issue citations for the above mentioned noises and have reduced the noise and also put revenue in the cite coffers.
So this study just verifies what is already known since 1999, now wouldn’t it be great if someone would do something about it.

]]> By: Don http://peninsulapress.com/2012/05/07/noise-pollution-drives-birds-out-of-their-homes-study-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-12293 Don Tue, 08 May 2012 01:34:06 +0000 http://peninsulapress.com/?p=18944#comment-12293 This is an interesting study. I live in Napa Valley, and the noise level from modified motorcycles has increased dramatically in the last few years. The bird population seems to have declined as well. We now have noise from the bikes, but much less sounds of birds singing.

Tree removal, air pollution, and high levels of pesticide use have had a big impact on what remains of nature in this area. Sound pollution in the form of the extremely loud noise of the bikes is bound to cause decline in the numbers of wildlife too.

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