Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland invites you to our Saturday Afternoon Backyard Naturalist presentation Saturday October 22, 2011 - 3:00–5:00 PM Audubon Education Center, 382 Townline Road, Aurora, Ohio 44202 “Wind Power Development and Bird Conservation: Are They Compatible?” Mark Shieldcastle, Research Director Blackswamp Bird Observatory Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate long distances between nesting grounds in Canada or the northern United States and wintering grounds in the southern U.S. or the tropics. These birds mostly fly at night and spend the days resting and feeding within stopover habitats. Within North America a few areas are major stopover habitats, critically important to the survival of large numbers of birds. One such region involves a series of sites along the south shore of Lake Erie, in the northwestern part of the state of Ohio known as the Lake Erie Marsh Region. The stopover areas that support the migratory birds and bats in the Lake Erie Marsh Region also support wind resources of great interest to the wind power industry, which now proposes to build wind turbines nearby. Cumulative effects of wind turbines on migratory birds and bats (e.g. direct mortality, avoidance, and disturbance to stopover and breeding) have not been addressed scientifically at a major stopover location nor are there regulations enforcing sound scientific reviews of development actions. If you have questions or need directions, please contact us by email at [log in to unmask] All programs are free and open to the public. Sandy Buckles, M.S. Education Chair Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland www.clevelandaudubon.org "We must strive to touch the land gently and care for it as true stewards that those who follow us may see our mark on the land was one of respect and love....."( From a trail marker at Settler's Cove, near Ketchikan , Alaska.) Robert B. Oetting ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]