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Wind turbine demonstration site raises concern for nesting herons
Lane Johnson said the great blue herons that perch on and near his property in Bell Acres are like an annoying little brother that you wish would go away, but you also feel obligated to protect. ...he spoke during a public hearing Monday night against the proposed erection of a 60-foot wind turbine that would go up about a half-mile away from the herons' nesting spot -- or rookery -- because it might endanger the birds.
October 15, 2009
by Rachael Conway
in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Belle Acres neighbors worry windmill site will endanger birds
Lane Johnson said the great blue herons that perch on and near his property in Bell Acres are like an annoying little brother that you wish would go away, but you also feel obligated to protect.
Lane Johnson said the great blue herons that perch on and near his property in Bell Acres are like an annoying little brother that you wish would go away, but you also feel obligated to protect.
"Every night it sounds like they're killing babies out there," Mr. Johnson said of the noises the birds make from their nests, high in the trees along Big Sewickley Creek Road.
That said, he spoke during a public hearing Monday night against the proposed erection of a 60-foot wind turbine that would go up about... [continue via Web link]
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