Postdoctoral fellow Logan James, an affiliated researcher with the nonprofit Earth Species Project, and biology professor Sarah Woolley, stand inside a McGill University lab on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 in Montreal, Canada. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James, an affiliated researcher with the nonprofit Earth Species Project, examines zebra finch recordings on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 in Montreal, Canada. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James, an affiliated researcher with the nonprofit Earth Species Project, opens a soundproof recording chamber on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 in Montreal, Canada. (AP Photo/James Pollard)