user9798: Where do migratory birds go when it rains?
It got 7700 views.
It got 14 upvotes.
And it got closed.
This is sending me mixed messages.
It got closed for being "primarily opinion-based". And maybe it's just me, but...
How can bird behavior be opinion based?
I'm not asking for subjective interpretations of behavior. I'm not asking what you think the birds do. I'm asking a simple question: "When X happens, what do birds do?" X happens to be "It starts raining".
And the community's answer is "Well, that depends on how you feel about it."
To me, that's... that just doesn't make any sense at all.
I'm not a scientist, I'm not a biologist, I don't do anything related to biology in either my work or my spare time, so I might not have the knowledge to understand the reasons behind these close votes... but surely, when it starts raining, the birds don't care about our opinions and just do their own thing?
... Unless it's based on the birds's opinions themselves of course.

user3340: How is it different from asking what do people do when it rains? There are different birds with different habitats and behaviors. How can it be answered precisely? Bird behavior is not opinion based- the answers to this question will most likely be opinion based. If you add details to the question then precise answers are possible. You can always edit the question and it can be reopened.

user3624: For what it's worth, I don't understand either why the question was closed as "primarily opinion-based". It might be that some people see it as opinion-based in the sense that different bird species will do different things. This is true, but if this is the reason for closing, I think it should be labelled as "Too broad". However, since the question is rather open-ended and out of general curiosity, I don't see a problem with an answer that lists a number of bird behaviours during rain, with examples of species they apply to.
(I've nominated it for reopening, so we'll see what happens)

9798: <p><a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/23208/where-do-birds-go-when-it-rains">Where do migratory birds go when it rains?</a></p>

<p>It got 7700 views.</p>

<p>It got 14 upvotes.</p>

<p>And it got closed.</p>

<p>This is sending me mixed messages.</p>

<p>It got closed for being "primarily opinion-based". And maybe it's just me, but...</p>

<p><strong>How can bird behavior be opinion based?</strong></p>

<p>I'm not asking for subjective interpretations of behavior. I'm not asking what you think the birds do. I'm asking a simple question: "When X happens, what do birds do?" X happens to be "It starts raining".</p>

<p>And the community's answer is "Well, that depends on how you feel about it."</p>

<p>To me, that's... that just doesn't make any sense at all.</p>

<p>I'm not a scientist, I'm not a biologist, I don't do anything related to biology in either my work or my spare time, so I might not have the knowledge to understand the reasons behind these close votes... <strong>but surely, when it starts raining, the birds don't care about our opinions and just do their own thing?</strong></p>

<p>... Unless it's based on the birds's opinions themselves of course.</p>
 3340: <p>How is it different from asking what do people do when it rains? There are different birds with different habitats and behaviors. How can it be answered precisely? Bird behavior is not opinion based- the answers to this question will most likely be opinion based. If you add details to the question then precise answers are possible. You can always edit the question and it can be reopened.</p>
 3624: <p>For what it's worth, I don't understand either why the question was closed as "<em>primarily opinion-based</em>". It might be that some people see it as opinion-based in the sense that different bird species will do different things. This is true, but if this is the reason for closing, I think it should be labelled as "<em>Too broad</em>". However, since the question is rather open-ended and out of general curiosity, I don't see a problem with an answer that lists a number of bird behaviours during rain, with examples of species they apply to.</p>

<p>(I've nominated it for reopening, so we'll see what happens)</p>
