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It is commonly asserted by representatives from these companies that the high-tech Merlin SCADA system can shut down turbines when birds are approaching. The question though, is not CAN they, but WILL they? This morning, apparently, no.
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June 11, 2010 posting on the Texbirds listserve after observing a turbine at the Kenedy Ranch in Texas strike and destroy an American White Pelican.
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