<html><head><base href="x-msg://19/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">It is definitely just another talking point against wind energy. Of course large wind developments should be aware of migratory patterns. AWEA and DWEA both have good resources for debunking the myths. For those of you interested:<div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Great Fact Sheet, by Mick Sagrillo</u></b></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.renewwisconsin.org/wind/Toolbox-Fact%20Sheets/birds/Birds-FoE%20fact%20sheet%202007.pdf">http://www.renewwisconsin.org/wind/Toolbox-Fact%20Sheets/birds/Birds-FoE%20fact%20sheet%202007.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Small Wind Toolbox for debunking other myths</u></b></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.renewwisconsin.org/wind/windtoolbox.htm">http://www.renewwisconsin.org/wind/windtoolbox.htm</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>From AWEA (American Wind Energy Assoc.):</u></b><br><div><div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(74, 170, 66); ">Birds and wind turbines: </span>While birds do collide with wind turbines at some sites, modern wind power plants are collectively far less
harmful to birds than are radio towers, tall buildings, airplanes, vehicles and numerous other manmade
objects. The National Academy of Sciences estimated in 2006 that wind power is responsible for less than
0.003% (3 of every 100,000) of bird deaths caused by humans and pets." </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<b>Ryan Harkins<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer /<br>Project Manager</b><br> <br><span></span><br><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span style="font-weight: normal; "></span><span></span></div></div></div></div></body></html>