[BCNnet] BCNnet: Birders can weigh in on online poll re: Bureau County windfarm

[Evan WW Craig]

I believe I reviewed the science on this issue on this list once before:

*  Big windmills that rotate slower (as proposed for Bureau County) are less
hazardous to birds than smaller ones.

*  Windmills are less hazardous to birds when they are not concealed by
ridges or other features.

*  Windmills are less hazardous to birds when located outside of avian
flyways.

*  When these considerations are observed, the hazard of windmills to birds
is hard to distinguish from natural avian mortality rates.

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Evan Craig
Chair, Woods & Wetlands Group of Sierra Club
http://illinois.sierraclub.org/w&w
847-680-6437
... Work to Live, Live to Ride, Ride to Work!

On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 Birdchris@aol.com wrote:

Hi Birders,

Check out this online poll re: the Bureau County windfarm.  The three
editorial comments are worth a read, too.  There are only 100 votes so we
can definitely impact this poll. 

My question to birders downstate:  Are there any negative impacts to birds 
from this wind farm?

The poll is at http://www.bcrnews.com/opinion/ 
<http://www.bcrnews.com/opinion/> 

Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris@aol.com