Table of Contents
Purpose
Heard presentations from about 30 researchers about
numerous topics
Presentations (contd.)
Presentations (contd.)
Presentations (contd.)
Presentations (contd.)
Presentations (contd.) Technology and Methods
for the Future
Final Discussion
Final Discussion (contd.)
Draft for Discussion Avian/Wind
Interaction GAPS in Knowledge or Research
Other Comments Avian Species Nocturnal
Activities/Research
Gap: Risk Assessment
Gap: Risk Assessment (contd.)
Gap: Behaviors/techniques that Lead to Collisions
Gap: Onsite Impact Reduction Techniques
Gap: Onsite Impact Reduction Techniques (contd.)
Gap: Whether and How to Apply Adaptive Management to
Avian/Wind Interaction
Gap: Impact of Habitat Change/Disturbance on
Particular Species
Gap: Impact of Habitat Change/Disturbance on
Particular Species (contd.)
Gap: Impact of Local Topographic/Geographic Features
on Bird Migration
Gap: Short/Long Term Affect Studies
Gap: Synthesis of Ongoing Studies
Gap: Need to Conduct Research on Large (e.g. 750 kWh)
Turbines
Gap: Carcass Searches
Gap: How to Make a Short Term Monitoring Most
Effective
Gap: Standard Comparable Methods Applied to Altamont
Gap: Improvement in Altitude Estimates
Gap: Need to integrate this body of research into
other industries that contribute to collision (Importance of keeping abreast of what other
industries are doing about collision.)
Each Author Listed Their “summary”
comments; these are still under review.
Studying Wind Energy/Bird Interactions: A
Guidance Document Metrics and Methods for Determining or Monitoring Potential Impacts
on Birds at Existing and Proposed Wind Energy Sites |