[TowerTalk] Bird strikes

[Gary McDuffie, Sr.]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:44:17 -0400, Roger D. Johnson wrote:

> A big factor is whether the tower is on a migration
> route. Apparently, many species fly at night and are
> attracted by the lights.

Apparently this is the case.  We are in a migration area.  The fact that
most people on this list seem to disagree with me on the bird kill
situation, and I know it to be true over the last 20+ years I've been
around it, says it is a factor.  It has been speculated that most of the
kills here occur at night.  I have no clue whether they are attracted by
lights or not, but it would certainly add to the problem if they were.
Wind is also listed as a factor in the discussion.

I'd be curious to know how the 2k foot tower near here does for snagging
birds.

Gary

ag0n at arrl dot net
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