RESULTS
Experimentally elevated noise
Following fledging, the Leq of 1h of ambient noise at control nests
ranged from 42.5 to 43.3dBA (mean=42.74±0.34; mean
Lmax=55.06±4.42). The Leq of 1h of traffic noise playback ranged
from 45.9 to 50.3dBA (mean Leq=47.88±1.49; mean
Lmax=65.23±3.61). Noise at nests exposed to traffic noise was higher
during 1h of playback compared with 1h of ambient noise at control
nests (F1,9=43.98, P