I agree. I didn't mean to underestimate the problem. It is definitely a
concern. One the best experiences at Joshua Tree I had was at sunset. A
barrowing owl flew about 4 feet from me. Perfectly silent. He circled we a
few time and flew away. It was simple gorgeous.
I work in high rise buildings in Boston and there is a falcon that lives
near one building. It doesn't like people on the roof of many buildings and
will attack at will. The building owners also get quite a few complaints
from tenants when the falcon is tearing apart a pigeon outside their office.
In Massachusetts, as in CA, it while be a long political battle before a
decision is made on the wind farm.
Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Stauffer [mailto:alaxsxaq@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 3:18 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Kyoto Protocol - Image On Topic
On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:07:02 -0500, Dean Tyler <dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Here is a recent image I took driving back to LA from Joshua Tree in
> California. The wind farm was very cool. Hundreds of mills quietly
> spinning in the desert. I know there are plans to construct a wind farm
off
> Cape Cod in Massachusetts that is being hotly debated. Wealthy seaside
home
> owners don't want to see and the mills do cut down many birds. I don't
> think the wind mills (if that is what they are called) are ugly compared
to
> a coal fired electrical plant! Diminishing bird populations are a
problem,
> but it seems everything humans do negatively impacts bird populations.
>
Nice shot. The bird issue is a major concern to many of us. Take one
of the worst case scenarios, the wind farm at Altamont Pass, for
instance.
"Data Research by raptor experts for the California Energy Commission
(CEC) indicates that each year, Altamont Pass wind turbines kill an
estimated 881 to 1,300 birds of prey, including more than 75 golden
eagles, several hundred red-tailed hawks, several hundred burrowing
owls, and hundreds of additional raptors including American kestrels,
great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, and barn owls."
This problem shouldn't be ignored.
Glenn
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