[ RadSafe ] Massive Offshore Wind Turbines Safe for Birds

[Neill Stanford]

Jeff,
There is a very low probability of killing gulls (the birds that we refer to
as seagulls) with offshore turbines in any case because most types rarely go
further than a couple of miles out unless they are chasing/meeting a smelly
or touristy boat. Really more of a "flying rat of the shore," not ocean.
It is the far more popular pelagic (shearwater, petrel, albatross) and
migratory birds that need to (and apparently do) avoid the offshore farms. 

Neill Stanford, CHP
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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Jeff Terry
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 11:19 PM
To: radsafelist
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Massive Offshore Wind Turbines Safe for Birds

Two things come to mind after reading that article.

Why are land birds so stupid that they fly into them?

Frankly, if I were to lose a lot of birds in wind turbines each year, I
would prefer them to be seagulls (the flying rats of the ocean).

No offense intended to any seagull lovers out there ; )

Jeff

On Feb 13, 2007, at 12:51 AM, ROY HERREN wrote:

> http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18167/
>
>   Massive Offshore Wind Turbines Safe for Birds  Infrared monitoring 
> shows that savvy seabirds steer clear of wind turbines.
>   By Peter Fairley
>
>
> Roy Herren
>
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