"Right now the day length is exactly the same as in spring when birds key into it and begin singing. The birds are a little confused by it all and the singing isn't very intense. It only lasts a week or so each fall, but it's still cool to hear spring bird songs at this time of the year."

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Source: YouTube Channel Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science/Craig Venter - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews - Richard Dawkins, www.youtube.com. June 30, 2009.

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