Originally Posted By: Der Ami
Maybe we should fight back by demanding they shut down all the windmills the same "Greens" cite as alternative to oil/coal fired generators.They kill more raptors and scanvengers than die from eating lead shot.
Mike


According to the USF&WS, these are estimated annual bird mortality rates from various causes. Huge uncertainty in these numbers, but still no one is calling to ban cats or power lines:

Windows - 97-976 million
Communication Towers - 40-50 million
Power lines - 174 million
Cars - 60 million
Wind Turbines - 33,000
Pesticides - 72 million
Domestic rural cats (not including urban/suburban cats) - 39 million

USF&WS


Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.