Wind turbine placement should take migrating birds into consideration, ornithologist says

 
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By David Figura/The Post-Standard

November 08, 2009

Bill Evans wants to make it clear he’s not against wind turbines.
“I’m not anti-wind. I’m a consultant who people call from both sides when there’s a concern about the impact on migrating birds,” he said.

Evans, 50, is an Ithaca-based ornithologist who has studied bird migration in North America for more than 25 years. He helped start the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s research into avian night flight calls in the mid-1990s and in 1998 founded the non-profit group Old Bird Inc. The group promotes education and awareness of the nocturnal migration of birds and the use of technology to prevent bird collisions with tall, man-made structures.

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