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Roanoke County bird-watchers worry about windmills' wake
September 28, 2011 by Laurence Hammack in The Roanoke Times
September 28, 2011 by Laurence Hammack in The Roanoke Times
So far this year, they have recorded more than 2,800 raptors above Poor Mountain, which is along the migratory path that can take the birds all the way to South America.
Raptors are threatened by turbines because they fly at such high elevations and tend to follow ridgelines when they migrate.
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