BIRD AND BAT MONITORING AT PROPOSED WINDFARMS IN THE NORTHEASTERN US (2005)
Client: Atlantic Renewable Energy Corporation,
Ecogen, Zilkha Energy, St. Francis University, Maclean Energy Associates, Bat
Conservation International ; NY, WV, and PA.
ABR addressed a growing concern about fatalities of tree-roosting bats at some wind power developments
in the Northeast and a continued interest in avian nocturnal migration at several
proposed wind power sites in New York and Pennsylvania and at an existing
wind project in West Virginia. We coupled radar and night-vision observations
to document flight directions, flight altitudes, and passage rates of nocturnally
migrating bird and bats to estimate the number of birds and bats that fly within
the turbine height of proposed wind turbines.
For more information on these studies contact Brian Cooper at
bcooper@abrinc.com or Todd Mabee at tmabee@abrinc.com.
AVIAN INTERACTIONS WITH PROPOSED WINDFARMS IN THE NW
US AND TEXAS (2000–Present)
Client: Energy Northwest, Florida Power and Light, Bureau of Land Management, Renewable Generation.
ABR conducted studies of bird migration at proposed wind-energy facilities in Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, and coastal Texas using visual, auditory and radar methods.
These pre-construction studies were designed to provide information on passage
rates, flight altitudes, and flight behavior, to help assess the risk of the proposed
facilities to nocturnal migrants. For more information on these studies contact
Brian Cooper at bcooper@abrinc.com or Jon Plissner at jplissner@abrinc.com.
MONITORING BIRDS AT U.S. AIR FORCE BASES IN CALIFORNIA AND ALASKA (1991, 1996, 2004)
Client: U.S. Air Force.
Following the crash at Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK, of an Air Force jet that hit migrating geese during
takeoff, ABR was contracted to use mobile marine radar to monitor movements
of fall-staging and migrating birds at Elmendorf Air Force Base. The mobile
radar unit was deployed near the runways at several sites and different times of
day were sampled to determine flight corridors and timing of movements to aid
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