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Below is a current list of articles related to birds, bats, and wind turbines as of July 2008. It contains articles published in scientific journals, reports from wind companies, reports from government scientists, and officially published fact sheets. Many of the bat papers are available at [1]
Anderson, R., et, al. (2004, September). "Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the Techachapi Pass Wind Resource Area." Natoinal Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/SR-500-36416. Accessed 02/24/07 at [2]
Anderson, et. al. (2006, December). "Statewide Guidelines for Reducing Impact to Birds and Bats from Wind Energy Development." California Energy Commission report CEC-700-2006-013-SD
Arnett, E., Erickson, W., Kerns, J., Horn, J. (2005). "Relationships Between Bats and Wind Turbines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia: An assessment of fatality search protocols, patterns of fatality, and behavioral interactions with wind turbines." Report prepared for Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Retrieved on April 23, 2007 from [3]
Arnett, E., Hayes, J., Huso, M. (2006). "Patterns of pre-Construction Bat Activity at a Proposed Wind Facility in South-Central Pennsylvania: 2005 Annual Report." Prepared for the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Retrieved on April 23, 2007 from [4]
Arnett, E. B., K. Brown, W. P. Erickson, J. Fiedler, T. H. Henry, G. D. Johnson, J. Kerns, R. R. Kolford, C. P. Nicholson, T. O'Connell, M. Piorkowski, and R. Tankersley, Jr. 2008. Patterns of fatality of bats at wind energy facilities in North America. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 61-78.
Arnett, E. B. 2006. A preliminary evaluation on the use of dogs to recover bat fatalities at wind energy facilities. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 34: 1440-1445.
CFBD. (2005). "Fact Sheet on Altamont Pass Bird Kills". Center for Biological Diversity: San Francisco, CA. Retrieved from [5]
Barrios, L and A EodrÃguez. 2004 Behavioural and environmental correlates of soaring-bird mortality at on-shore wind turbines. Journal of Applied Ecology. 41; 72–81
Chamberlina, DE, MR Rehfisch, AD Fox, M Deshold, and SJ Anothony. 2006. The effect of avoidance rates on bird mortality predictions made by wind turbine collision risk models. Ibis 148: 198–202
Drewitt, AL. RHW Langston. 2006. Assessing the impacts of wind farms on birds. Ibis 148: 29–42
Drewitt , AL and RHW Langston. 2008. Collision Effects of Wind-power Generators and Other Obstacles on Birds. Annals of the N.Y. Academy of Science. 1134: 233–266 (2008). (United Kingdom)
Erickson, W., Johnson, G., Strickland, D., Young, D., Sernka, K., Good, R. (2001). "Avian Collisons with Wind Turbines: A summary of existing studies and comparisions to other sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States." West Inc., prepared for the National Wind Coordinating Committee.
Erickson, W., Johnson, G., Young, D., Strickland, D., Good, R., Bourassa, M., Bay, K., Sernka, K. (2002). "Synthesis and Comparison of Baseline Avian and Bat Use, Raptor Nesting and Mortality Information from Proposed and Existing Wind Developments." West Inc., prepared for Bonneville Power Administration.
FPL. (2007). “Bird and Bats FAQsâ€. FPL Energy Inc. Retrieved on April 4, 2007 from [6]
Fox, AD, M Deshold, J Kahlert, TK Christensen and IBK Ptersen. 2006. Information needs to support environmental impact assessment of the effects of European marine offshorewind farms on birds. Ibis 148: 129–144
Garthe, S and H. Ommo. 2004. Scaling possible adverse effects of marine wind farms on seabirds: developing and applying a vulnerability index. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 724–734
Gill, A. 2005Offshore renewable energy: ecological implications of generating electricity in the coastal zone. Journal of Applied Ecology. 42:605–615
Horn, J., E. B. Arnett, and T. H. Kunz. 2008. Behavioral responses of bats to operating wind turbines. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 123-132.
Hüppop , O, J Dierschke, KM Exo, E Fredrich, and R Hilli. 2006. Bird migration studies and potential collision risk with offshore wind turbines. Ibis 148: 90–109
Johnson, G. D., W. P. Erickson, M. D. Strickland, M. F. Shepherd, D. A. Shepherd, and S. A. Sarappo. 2002. Collision mortality of local and migrant birds at a large-scale wind-power development on Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 30: 879-887.
Kunz, T. H., E. B. Arnett, B. M. Cooper, W. P. Erickson, R. P. Larkin, T. Mabee, M. L. Morrison, M. D. Strickland, and J. M. Szewczak. 2007. Methods and metrics for studying impacts of wind energy development on nocturnal birds and bats. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 2449-2486.
Kunz, T. H., E. B. Arnett, W. P. Erickson, G. D. Johnson, R. P. Larkin, M. D. Strickland, R. W. Thresher, and M. D. Tuttle. 2007. Ecological impacts of wind energy development on bats: questions, hypotheses, and research needs. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: 5: 315-324.
Krone, O. 2003. Two white-tailed sea eagles (Haliaeetuasl bicillac) collide with wind generators in Northern Germany. Journal of Raptor Research 37:174-176
Langston, R. 2006. Wind, Fire and Water: Renewable Energy and Birds Proceedings of the British Ornithologists’ Union Annual Spring Conference 2005 University of Leicester, 1−3 April 2005 Ibis 148: 1–3
Larsen, JK and M Guillemette. 2007. Effects of wind turbines on flight behaviour of wintering common eiders: implications for habitat use and collision risk. Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 516–522
Leddy, K. L., K. F. Higgins, and D. E. Naugle. 1999. Effects of wind turbines on upland nesting birds in conservation reserve program grasslands. Wilson Bulletin, 111: 100-104.
Mabee,T., Cooper, B., Plissner, J., Young, D. (2006) "Nocturnal Bird Migration Over an Appalachian Ridge at a Proposed Wind Power Project" Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 3, pp. 682-690
Manes, R., S. A. Harmon, B. K. Obermeyer, and R. D. Applegate. In Review. Wind energy & wildlife in the Great Plains: identifications of concerns and ways to alleviate them. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Manville, A. M., II. 2004. Prairie grouse leks and wind turbines: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service justification for a 5-mile buffer from leks; additional grassland songbird recommendations. Division of Migratory Bird Management, USFWS, Arlington, VA, peer-reviewed briefing paper. 17 pp.
Madders, Mike 2002. Golden Eagles In A Multiple Land-Use Environment: A Case Study In Conflict Management. Journal of Raptor Research 36(1 Supplement): 55-61 (Scotland)
Madders, M and DP Whitfield. 2006. Upland raptors and the assessment of wind farm
Impacts. Ibis, 148, 43–56 (United Kingdom)
NWCC. (2004, November). "Wind Turbine Interactions with Birds and Bats: A summary of research results and remaining questions." National Wind Coordinating Committee. Retrieved on April 23, 2007 from [7]
O'Donnell, A. (2007). "Avian Mortality: Altamont wind ops trimmed to cut raptor kills". Feb. 22, 2007. Land Letter. Accessed 02/26/07 at [8]
Pedersen, M. B. and E. Poulsen. 1991. Avian responses to the implementation of the Tjaereborg Wind Turbine at the DanishWaddenSea. Danish Wildtundersogelser, 47: 1-44.
Smallwood, K.S., Thelander, C.G. (2005). "Bird Mortality at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area: March 1998 - September 2001." National Renewable Energy Laboratory." Retrieved on April 23, 2007 from [9]
Robel, R. J., J. A. Harrington, Jr., C. A. Hagen, J. C. Pitman, and R. R. Reker. 2004. Effect of energy development and human activity of the use of sand sagebrush habitat by Lesser Prairie-chickens in southwest Kansas. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 68: in press.
Xo, KM, O Hoppop, and S Arthe. 2003. Birds and offshore wind farms: a hot topic in marine ecology Wader Study Group Bulletin 100:
Walker, D. Golden eagles in a multiple land-use environment: a case study in conflict management Journal of Raptor Research 36:
Winkelman, E. 1990. Impact of the wind park near Urk, Netherlands, on birds: bird collision victims and disturbance of wintering fowl. International Ornithological Congress, 20: 402-403.
