Birds, bees and even plants might behave strangely during the eclipse. When the moon devours the sun on April 8, the day will fall into twilight, the temperature will drop - and nature will take notice.
There are numerous reports of unusual behavior by animals and plants during an eclipse. Many scientists view solar eclipses as a rare opportunity to corroborate anecdotal reports by studying how nature responds - or doesn't - to a few minutes of twilight in the middle of the day. The NASA-backed Eclipse Soundscapes project, for example, will collect audio and data from hundreds of people during a solar eclipse.