[TowerTalk] BBC report on bird kills at towers

[on4kj]

 Hello Blake and All,

And that EAGLE  names  BPL.
An other sensation who is worth it to talk about .

Jos  on4kj

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From: <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <eric at k3na.org>
Cc: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BBC report on bird kills at towers


> Truely another case of media sensationalism.  As a consulting ecologist, I
have wrangled with the tower/wildlife issue on several occasions.  I have a
bunch of papers on the issue.
>
> To bring it all into perspective, I like to ask the environmental
regulators I work with how many comm. towers they see on a daily basis
(we're in the field regularly).  When they answer, I ask them how many dead
birds they've ever seen under one.  The answer: none.  There are only two or
three documented cases of mass deaths that I'm aware of, unfortunately those
are the folks getting interviewed all the time.
>
> There's a bunch of unanswered questions regarding the tower/bird death
relationship.  I've even read one theory that says predators (big birds)
chase the song birds around the towers during feeding, which causes
exhaustion.
>
> Don't worry, our ham towers are safe; as long as you don't get a bald
eagle that decides to nest in it.
>
> 73,
> Blake N4GI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Scace K3NA <eric at k3na.org>
> Date: Friday, August 22, 2003 1:33 pm
> Subject: [TowerTalk] BBC report on bird kills at towers
>
> > BBC World Service did an interview with a woman from US Fish and
> > Wildlife Service about bird kills at communication towers.  It was
> > short, a few minutes, about 25 minutes after the start of the
> > "Outlook" program at 1700z.  One might find it on their website
> > www.bbc.co.uk.
> >
> > The woman mentioned a single night in western Kansas during which
> > 10,000 songbirds were killed at a tower site.  The interviewer
> > extrapolated to "millions of birds killed each year in North America".
> >
> > I don't have facts.  If there are facts which can put the matter
> > in a better perspective, it might be worthwhile to comment back to
> > BBC.  An archived story from a reputable news source can take on a
> > life of its own...
> >
> > -- Eric K3NA
> >
> >
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