This is just the tip of the iceberg. I live in a small town in Washington in a long river valley. I'm about 2km from the nearest forest. I've lived here several

This is just the tip of the iceberg. I live in a small town in Washington in a long river valley. I'm about 2km from the nearest forest. I've lived here several years. I live about half a mile from a highway, and directly on a main road. During the initial lockdown, traffic on the highway stopped. Traffic on the main road stopped. Things got very quiet. And then something else happened about 5 days in. I smelled the forest. Not just a whiff, but a strong smell of "hey dummy, you live next to a forest and just realized you've been missing the smell the whole time." I also noticed the sky was clearer. So, am I surprised that birds noticed, too? Not at all. I'm surprised that more humans didn't notice.