Noise levels on red line

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Has anyone used a sound meter to measure the noise level on the red line between Harvard Sq and Alewife? Especially, between Harvard Sq and Davis Sq? I bet it's more than 110 dBs. If one takes the T twice a day, for extended periods of time, I bet that one incurs hearing damage, especially in the low frequency ranges. Clearly, there are more important issues the MBTA is dealing with, but if the noise levels are above what sound exposure regulations permit, I'd say that customers should know about it.

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Re: Not quite the same, but...

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Yeah, my first thought was that it had escaped, and that maybe I could catch it. The problem was that it was hanging out with starlings, who were skittish... and whenever they flew away, so did the 'keet!

However, I wonder if it might overwinter. I know that there are wild parrot flocks in random cities across the US, including San Francisco, New York City, and Chicago. Maybe Boston could support one too?

Anyway, if you click through to one of the photos, you'll see a map in the sidebar.