Research Meeting VIII
About
The bi-annual Wind Wildlife Research Meeting features the latest research on wind and wildlife, including direct impacts, habitat impacts, and mitigation technologies and strategies.
To read about the 2010 meeting, please click here.
Proceedings
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Agenda
The meeting featured the following sessions and panels:
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Setting the Stage
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Fatality Impacts to Birds and Bats
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Impacts to Wildlife Habitat and Behavior
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Modeling
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Cumulative and Landscape-Scale Impacts to Specific Species or Groups
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Mitigation Techniques and Technology
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Understanding of the Current Knowledge of Offshore Wind and Wildlife Issues
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Research Priorities
To download the complete meeting program, which contains the agenda, please click here.
Presentations
Note: Some presentations contain proprietary or preliminary information and are not available for distribution at this time.
1. Setting the Stage Panel
Albert Manville, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Michael Herder, Bureau of Land Management
John Anderson, American Wind Energy Association
Tracey Librandi Mumma, Pennsylvania Game Commission
Genevieve Thompson, Audubon
2. Fatality Impacts to Birds and Bats
Part 1: Estimating Impacts
Updated Summary of Bird and Bat Fatalities from Wind-Energy Facilities
Kimberly Bay, WEST, Inc.
Bat Mortality at a Wind Farm in Southeastern Wisconsin (with a Special Focus on Investigating the Cause of Death for Bats Killed by Wind Turbines)
Steve Grodsky, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Estimating Bird and Bat Mortality at a Wind Energy Facility in North-Central Texas
Amanda Hale, Texas Christian University
Relationships Between Bat Fatality and Weather, Marine Radar, Anabat, and Night Vision Data at a Wind Energy Facility in the Midwest
Greg Johnson, WEST, Inc.
Are Flying Wildlife Attracted To (or Do They Avoid) Wind Turbines?
Ronald Larkin, Illinois Natural History Survey
Part 2: Statistical Analysis of Impacts
A New Statistical Method and a Web-Based Application for the Evaluation of the Scavenging Removal Correction Factor
Regina Bispo, ISPA-Instituto Universitário and CEAUL
Using Discriminant Function Analysis and Other Quantitative Techniques to Classify Bat Echolocation Calls
Jeffery Gruver, WEST, Inc.
Modeling the Relationship of Wildlife Fatality to Daily Weather or Activity Patterns: Statistical Design and Implementation Issues
Manuela Huso, Oregon State University
Spatio-temporal Assessment of White-tailed Eagle Collision Risk at the Smøla Onshore Wind Power Plant in Central Norway
Roel May, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
3. Impacts to Wildlife Habitat and Behavior
The Costs of Chronic Noise Exposure for Wildlife
Jesse Barber, Colorado State University
Response of Raptors to a Wisconsin Wind Farm
David Drake, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Night Migration Concentration Areas in Michigan and the Great Lakes: Knowledge Important to the Siting of Wind Farms and Other Tall Structures
Joelle Gehring, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Reproductive Success of Black-capped Vireos and Other Shrub-nesting Passerines in Relation to Distance from Wind Turbines
Caleb Gordon, Pandion Systems, Inc.
Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Use and Population Demographics at the Simpson Ridge Wind Resource Area, Carbon County, Wyoming
Greg Johnson, WEST, Inc.
Modeling Habitat Distributions of Bats Using GIS: Wind Energy and Indiana Bats
Jason Jones, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
Interactions Between Migratory Birds of Prey and Wind Turbines: Insights from Novel High Frequency GPS-GSM Telemetry
Todd Katzner, WVU and Cellular Tracking Technologies
Note: Posted presentation is a redacted version of the presentation given at the meeting.
Big Game Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned from Natural Gas Development in Wyoming
Hall Sawyer, WEST, Inc.
Comparison of Pre- and Post-construction Bald Eagle Use at the Pillar Mountain Wind Project, Kodiak, Alaska, Spring 2007 & 2010
Lynn Sharp, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
A Case Study of the Interaction Between Landscape Configuration and Wind Farm Visitation by Golden Eagles
Junior Tremblay, MRNF
4. Modeling Panel
Overview of Modeling
Doug Johnson, USGS NPWRC
A Habitat-based Wind-Wildlife Risk Tool with Application to the Upper Great Plains Region
Greg Forcey, Pandion Systems, Inc.
Modeling Wind-industry Effects on Wildlife: Framing Concepts for Assessing Population Impacts
Joseph Grzybowski, University of Central Oklahoma
Estimating Population-level Risks for Wildlife from a Landscape Perspective: A Framework for Assessments at Wind Energy Facilities
Rob Pastorok, Integral Consulting, Inc
Suitable Framework and Scale for Modeling and Managing Risk to Migratory Bats at Wind Projects
Trevor Peterson, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Critiques and Recommendations
Tony Starfield, University of Minnesota (emeritus)
Bill Kendall, USGS Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
5. Cumulative and Landscape-scale Impacts to Specific Species or Group
Correlation of Bat Acoustic Activity to Bat Mortality in the Eastern United States
Gino Giumarro, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Use of Marine Radar to Study Bat Movements
Donald Solick, WEST, Inc.
Evaluating Changes in Bat Activity and Species Composition from White Nose Syndrome at Fixed Acoustic Monitoring Locations in Vermont
Kristen Watrous, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Determining Potential Take of Indiana Bat from Wind Energy Facilities
David Young, WEST, Inc.
6. Mitigation Techniques and Technology
Reducing Bat Fatalities At Wind Energy Facilities
Edward Arnett, Bat Conservation International
How Does the Accuracy of Data on Avian Movement Vary with Radar Methodology?
Marc d’Entremont, Stantec Consulting, Inc. and University of Northern British Columbia
Texas Gulf Coast Avian and Bat Fatality and Curtailment Approaches
Wally Erickson, WEST, Inc.
Is it Necessary to Adjust a Wind Farm Layout? A Proposal to Identify and Minimize Potential Impacts on Raptors and Soaring Birds
Ana Teresa Marques, Bio3, Lda.
Using a Predictive Indiana Bat Habitat Suitability Model to Inform a Tiered Curtailment Strategy for an Ohio Wind Power Project
Cara Meinke, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Note: Posted presentation is a redacted version of the presentation given at the meeting.
A System to Avoid or Minimize and Offset Negative Impacts of Development on the Lesser Prairie-chicken through a Spatially-based Planning Tool, Promoting Voluntary Offsets and Targeted Conservation Work: A Multi-Entity Collaboration in Oklahoma
Chris O’Meilia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7. Understanding the Current Knowledge of Offshore Wind and Wildlife Issues
Challenges and Solutions for Using Radar at Offshore Wind Energy Developments
Jenny Davenport, DeTect, Inc.
Evaluating Piping Plover and Red Knot Use of the AOCS During Migration Using the Avian Knowledge Network
Greg Forcey, Pandion Systems, Inc.
Danish Experiences with Offshore Wind Farm and Wildlife: Results of a Strategic Environmental Monitoring Programme
Jesper Kyed Larsen, Vattenfall Wind Power
Maine Offshore Bird and Bat Pilot Project
Steve Pelletier, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Bat Activity in the Vicinity of Proposed Wind Facilities Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Angela Sjollema, UMCES and Frostburg State University
8. AWWI Research Priorities Panel
Panel Discussion:
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Fatality: Amanda Hale, Texas Christian University
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Cumulative: Doug Johnson, USGS NPWRC
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Habitat/Behavior: Wally Erickson, WEST, Inc.
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Mitigation: Ed Arnett, Bat Conservation International
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Offshore: Jesper Kyed Larsen, Vattenfall Wind Power
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Modeling: Anthony Starfield, University of Minnesota (emeritus)
Posters
Fatality Impacts to Birds and Bats
Direct Impacts to Birds and Bats at Four Wind Energy Facilities in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota
Kristen Chodachek, WEST, Inc.
A Simple a priori Risk Estimator for Wind Projects Using Daytime Abundance Observations
Caitlin Coberly, Merlin Environmental
A New Method for Reliable and Repeatable Searcher Efficiency for Post-construction Mortality Surveys at Wind Energy Locations
Benjamin Hale, Missouri State University
Predicting Bird and Bat Fatality Risk at Prospective Wind Farm Sites Using Acoustic-Ultrasonic Recorders
Kevin Heist, University of Minnesota
Migratory Flight Patterns and Movement of Birds and Bats in Relation to Observed Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in the Montezuma Hills, California
Dave Johnston, H. T. Harvey & Associates
Mortality of Fledgling Hawks at Wind Projects
Patrick Kolar, Boise State University
Who Ran Off With My Data? Estimating Carcass Persistence and Scavenging Bias in a Human-influenced Landscape in Western Alaska
Ellen Lance, Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Improvement of Bird and Bat Carcasses Detection on Wind Farms Using Wildlife Research Dogs
Miguel Mascarenhas, Bio3, Lda.
Bird and Bat Mortality Data in Portuguese Wind Farms – A Cumulative Analysis of 5 Years of Monitoring Surveys
Sílvia Mesquita, Bio3, Lda.
Combining Technologies to Assess Potential Impacts to Mexican Free-tailed Bats in Central Texas
Trevor Peterson, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Analysis of the Effects of Take on the Indiana Bat Population at a Proposed Wind Energy Facility - to be posted on 11/15/2010
Shannon Romeling, Missouri State University
Evaluation of Operations Personnel for Long-term Monitoring of Bird and Bat Fatalities
Jerry Roppe, Iberdrola Renewables
Evaluation of Precision, Accuracy, and Cost of Fatality Estimation at Wind Facilities Following State and Federal Guidelines versus Other Monitoring Protocol
Michelle Sonnenberg, WEST, Inc.
Pre-construction Nocturnal Marine Radar Studies – What Have They Taught Us About Impact Assessments?
David Tidhar, WEST Inc.
Poisson Regression for Count Data: Application to Bird and Bat Mortality at the Wind Farm La Venta II, Oaxaca, Mexico
Rafael Villegas-Patraca, Instituto de Ecología AC
Impacts to Wildlife Habitat and Behavior
Mitigating Effects of Wind Energy on Loggerhead Shrikes: A Spatial Habitat Model
Rob Bouta, Westwood Professional Services, Inc
Management Implications of Individual Variability in Sensitivity to Noise within Wildlife Populations
Jim Cummings, Acoustic Ecology Institute
Do Operational Turbines Create a Barrier to Waterfowl Movement in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America?
Jason Jones, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
Whooping and Sandhill Crane Behavior at an Operating Wind Farm
Laura Nagy, Tetra Tech
Assessing Golden Eagle Use of Wind Resource Areas Using Observational Data
Kenton Taylor, WEST, Inc.
Cumulative and Landscape-scale Impacts to Specific Species or Group
Predicting Wind Turbine Collision Mortality Using Spatial Models of Avian Abundance and Exposure
Greg Forcey, Pandion Systems, Inc.
Toward Landscape-scale Monitoring Guidelines for Wind Power Projects
David Maddox, Sound Science
Habitat Conservation Planning 201: The Winds of Change
Kely Mertz, BHE Environmental
Estimating Population-level Risks for Wildlife from a Landscape Perspective
Rob Pastorok, Integral Consulting, Inc.
Suitable Framework and Scale for Modeling and Managing Risk to Migratory Bats at Wind Projects
Trevor Peterson, Stantec Consulting, Inc.
Wildlife Information for Decisions, Planning, and Operations of Wind Energy Resources
Jesse Schwartz, ICF International
Mitigation Techniques and Technology
Using Radar-based Mitigation to Minimize Bird and Bat Strike Risk at Wind Energy Developments
Jenny Davenport, DeTect, Inc.
Lessons Learned From Habitat Conservation Plans: Applications for Wind and Endangered Species
Alicia Oller, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
Understanding the Current Knowledge of Offshore Wind and Wildlife Issues
Addressing Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Development
Andrea Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A Simulation Model for Assessing Bird-Wind Turbine Collision Risk
Christopher Nations, WEST Inc.
Other Materials
Participant List
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Speaker Bios
Abstracts
Meeting Cosponsors
Planning Committee
Call for Abstracts