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Assessing the potential impacts of renewable energy on birds and bats in Rhode Island
1. Assessing the potential impacts renewable energy on birds and bats in Rhode Island Rhode Island Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP) Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times Peter Paton, Sarah Butler, and Corrie Heinz Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 6 October 2011
9. Public Perception of Wind Farms and Birds Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, CA: 5000 wind turbines On going legal battle: Replace older 100 kw, worst 500 turbines with larger 1-3 MW turbines
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11. Common eider (Somateriamollissima) Desholm and Kahlert 2005
12. Public Perception of Wind Farms and Birds Erickson et al. 2005. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PWS-GTR-191
13. What are potential impacts of renewable energy development on birds and bats in Rhode Island? 2) Where are critical areas in Rhode Island for birds and bats?
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15. Density surface model for Seaducks in Winter Daily estimate of 12, 479 (95% CI – 10,994-14,164)
16. 1) What are potential impacts of renewable energy development on birds and bats? Comprehensive literature review -What are impacts of land-based wind turbines in US and elsewhere? -Collision risk -Are certain species more vulnerable for both birds and bats? -Factors affecting collision risk for birds and bats -Topography -Habitat type -Location with migratory route -Coastal vs interior sites -Facility size, turbine height, blade size and speed, turbine lighting
18. Habitat displacement -Effects of habitat alteration on birds and bats -Changes in predator densities and species composition Seasonal impacts of wind turbines on birds and bats Breeding Migration Winter
20. Which species in Rhode Island are most vulnerable? Federally listed as Threatened or Endangered: Roseate Tern - Endangered Piping Plover - threatened Puma - endangered Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART Glen Tepke
21. Work with USFWS and TNC to map nesting beaches in RI Enser 1992
22. ROST Nesting Colonies Bird Is, MA Ram Is, MA Penikese Is, MA Faulkner Is, CT Great Gull Is, NY 30 km – ROST foraging distance
23. Other vulnerable species in Rhode Island: Rare animals list DEM 2006 Waterbirds: Pied-billed Grebe State endangered – Coastal Ponds American Bittern State endangered – coastal saltmarshes Least Bittern State threatened - Coastal marshes Great Egret Concern - Narragansett Bay islands Little Blue Heron Concern - Narragansett Bay islands Snowy Egret Concern -Narragansett Bay Islands Cattle Egret Concern - Narragansett Bay Islands Blk-crd. Night-Heron Concern -Narragansett Bay Islands Yw-crd. Night-Heron Concern -Narragansett Bay Islands Glossy Ibis Concern -Narragansett Bay Islands Green-winged Teal Concern -coastal ponds Blue-winged Teal Concern -coastal ponds Gadwall Concern Hooded Merganser Concern -cavities, freshwater ponds
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25. Raptors Bald Eagle -nesting pair on Scituate Reservoir Osprey -ASRI database Northern Harrier -nest on Block Island, winter on coast Sharp-shinned Hawk rare nesting, common in migration Cooper’s Hawk forests, becoming more common Northern Goshawk forests Peregrine Falcon urban, bridges Ken B Joe Buban/DEM
26. Rhode Island Listed Land birds: Species Status Habitat Common Nighthawk Concern Early Successional Pileated Woodpecker Concern Older forests Acadian Flycatcher Concern Woodlands near swamps Horned Lark Concern Grasslands Cliff Swallow Historical Open areas Winter Wren Concern Forests Marsh Wren Concern marshes Golden-winged Warbler Historical Early Successional Northern Parula Threatened Forests Bk-thd Blue Warbler Threatened Forests Cerulean Warbler Endangered Forests Blackburnian Warbler Threatened Forests Prothonotary Warbler Concern Forests Worm-eating Warbler Concern Forests Yellow-breasted Chat Endangered Early successional shrub Vesper Sparrow Historical Grasslands Henslow’s Sparrow Historical Grasslands Grasshopper Sparrow Historical Grasslands White-throated Sparrow Concern Forest Seaside Sparrow Concern Salt marsh Dark-eyed Junco Concern Forest
41. Summary of outcomes for RESP -Comprehensive literature review for birds and bats: Collision Risk Habitat assessment Pre- and post-construction monitoring guidelines -Maps (for RI towns) showing distribution of: Federally-listed species State list species Hot spots during breeding, migration, winter Habitats of concern Migration corridors