Wildlife Interactions Research Meeting V

Presentations

November 3-4, 2004
National Conference Center
18980 Upper Belmont Place
Lansdowne, VA

The following are PDF copies of presentations given at the meeting:

Session I: Studies Conducted or to be Conducted on Bats

• Overview of Current Issues and Research Needs
  Merlin Tuttle, BCI
• Overview of Available Mortality Studies
  Greg Johnson, WEST, Inc.
• Introduction of Bats and Wind Power Cooperative
  Ed Arnett, BCI
• Protocol for Bat Fatality Monitoring Fall 2004
  Wally Erickson, WEST, Inc.
• Patterns from Daily Mortality Searches at Meyersdale, PA
  Wally Erickson, WEST, Inc.
• Patterns from Daily Mortality Searches at Backbone Mountain, WV
  Jessica Kerns, University of Maryland
• Preliminary Radar Observations of Fall Passage Rates vs. Daily Mortality Searches in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
  Brian Cooper, ABR, Inc.
• Thermal Imaging Observations of Bat and Insect Behavior Relative to Mortality at Backbone Mountain, WV
  Jason Horn, Boston University
• Wrap up of Current Knowledge and Next Steps
  Merlin Tuttle, BCI

Session II: Update on the Altamont

• Briefing on Report: “Bird Risk Behaviors and Fatalities at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area”
  Linda Spiegel, California Energy Commission
• Study Plan for Effectiveness of Potential Management Methods to Reduce Bird Risk
  Dale Strickland, West, Inc.

Session III: Habitat Effects from Tall Structures on Prairie Birds

• Setting the Stage
  Jack Connelly, Idaho DNR
• Lessons Learned from Other Tall Structures
  Stan Anderson, University of Wyoming
• Studying Impacts of Wind Power on Sage Grouse
  Lynn Sharp, TetraTech, Inc.
• The Cotterel Mountain Sage Grouse Project
  Tim Reynolds, TREC, Inc.
• Methods/Metrics for Determining Effects
  Wally Erickson, West, Inc.

Session IV: Bird Migration

• Bird Migration: A Spatial Dependent Perspective
  Frank Moore, University of Southern Mississippi
• Wind Farming and Migrating Birds: Two Case Studies from Europe
  Franz Bairlein, Institute for Avian Research
• Songbird Migration in the West
  Jeff Kelly, Oklahoma Biological Survey
• Attraction of Night Migrating Birds to FAA and Other Types of Lights
  Paul Kerlinger, Curry & Kerlinger
• Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Raptor Migration in North America
  Jeff Smith, Hawk Watch International
• Linking Risks Across the Landscape: Developing a regional Perspective
  Sarah Mabey, North Carolina State University

Session V: What Tools Are Available, What Do Each of These Tools Offer?

• Case Studies: Application of Radar and other tools on Avian Species
  Brian Cooper, ABR, Inc.
• Case Studies: Application of Thermal Imaging Acoustics and Other Tools on Bat Species
  Tom Kunz, Boston University
• Review of Strengths, Weaknesses, and Application of Tools
  Ron Larkin, INHS

Session VI: Risk Assessment

• Overview of Risk Assessment
  William Warren-Hicks, Ecostat, Inc.
• Risk of Direct Collision
  Richard Podolsky, Avian Systems
• Phase I Avian Risk Assessments
  Paul Kerlinger, Curry & Kerlinger
• Design-based Quantitative Characterization of Risks for a Existing and New Wind Projects
  Dale Strickland, West, Inc.
• Quantitative Risk Assessments for Proposed Projects Based on Bird Abundance and Avoidance/Mortality
  Jim Newman, Pandion Systems