Originally Posted by
jolihokistix
Most birds sleep at night.
How many birds would risk flying around in the dark, except perhaps for owls, and bats of course?
Actually, whilst there is more bird activity during the day, a fair number of bird strikes happen at night. In my experience these tend to happen at higher altitudes (on initial approach) compared to the daytime hits which tend to happen around airfields. I’m sure some bird experts can say more about the how and the why.