You won't get a total count of dead birds with a monthly check. It is probably adequate for getting a seasonal distribution of the effect on birds living in the area. May not tell you anything about effect on migratories that pass through.beaconlight":16txeks4 said:
Wind Turbine Construction On Our Farm (With Pictures)
- Thread starter SONNY
- Start date
John *.?-!.* cub owner
501 Club
I admittedly am not an ornithologist, but from my experience living in the country I think damage to birds will be minimal. The blades move much slower than an airplane propeller, and are visible. I think the birds will avoid it for the most part, unless there is something done or planted to lure them to the area.
beaconlight
501 Club
Jim and John thank you for saying what I was trying to say, better than I can.
The blades are 125 feet long. If they turn at 30 rpm (a guess but I think that is about the slowest they turn), I calculate the tip speed at 268 mph. That isn't airliner speed, but is pretty fast for somethng that close to the ground.John *.?-!.* cub owner":5w5zfi85 said:
The blades on these run from 11 rpm up to 22 rpm and yes the blades are of a size that can be seen very easily by everything!--I don't think the bird thing is going to prove/disprove anything, --BUT it will look good on paper!!! LOL!!
We see hawks fly in under the propellers and plop down on a nice big fat rabbit and take off with it and not even get close to the blades so just from watching them I personally would say that they know the blades are there and how close it is safe to get to them!
Geese/ducks/gulls/ and big crane type birds fly much higher than the blades, so no danger to them!----I think the eco's are still trying to stop future turbine construction and will try to say the turbines are the cause of the worlds problems!
I just remembered the name of the set-up contractor and it's Barnhardt Construction.----they are from TN. ----I think Jonson City or Knoxville, somewhere in that area!--They did a very good job and were a pleasure to deal with! All the contractors we met were an ok group! all worked together as a team! Thanks; sonny
We see hawks fly in under the propellers and plop down on a nice big fat rabbit and take off with it and not even get close to the blades so just from watching them I personally would say that they know the blades are there and how close it is safe to get to them!
Geese/ducks/gulls/ and big crane type birds fly much higher than the blades, so no danger to them!----I think the eco's are still trying to stop future turbine construction and will try to say the turbines are the cause of the worlds problems!
I just remembered the name of the set-up contractor and it's Barnhardt Construction.----they are from TN. ----I think Jonson City or Knoxville, somewhere in that area!--They did a very good job and were a pleasure to deal with! All the contractors we met were an ok group! all worked together as a team! Thanks; sonny
Sonny!
I sincerely appreciate the information that you have provided, the current changes in the energy industry have made alternate sources more appealing. I have sat in a few meetings with several vendors of wind turbines and I do have many questions about this type of generation. You have answered a few of my questions through the posts. Another question... How far is your house to the nearest turbine and can you actually hear them humming?
Thanks!
John
I sincerely appreciate the information that you have provided, the current changes in the energy industry have made alternate sources more appealing. I have sat in a few meetings with several vendors of wind turbines and I do have many questions about this type of generation. You have answered a few of my questions through the posts. Another question... How far is your house to the nearest turbine and can you actually hear them humming?
Thanks!
John
The nearest turbine to the house at new acres gardens, is 1'500 feet. The hum of the transformers can only be heard a few feet away.
The blades in the wind makes a soft woosh sound that is hard to hear because of the noise of the wind itself.
In our area we have a very low hanging jet stream, which is very loud itself!--Before the turbines were built it sounded like a bunch of F-15's coming in when there was not a plane in the sky!
The blades will be running full speed when at ground level, the wind feels "dead calm"----That's why they had to mount sensors on the crane boom and give the top workers hand held units to keep check on changing conditions up on the top of the turbine towers!
I will try to answer all questions possible, so ask away!!! thanks; sonny
The blades in the wind makes a soft woosh sound that is hard to hear because of the noise of the wind itself.
In our area we have a very low hanging jet stream, which is very loud itself!--Before the turbines were built it sounded like a bunch of F-15's coming in when there was not a plane in the sky!
The blades will be running full speed when at ground level, the wind feels "dead calm"----That's why they had to mount sensors on the crane boom and give the top workers hand held units to keep check on changing conditions up on the top of the turbine towers!
I will try to answer all questions possible, so ask away!!! thanks; sonny
