sum1sneaky 0 #1 February 22, 2004 I thought a bit of this web research I've been doing might come in handy for any of you seen at the site of an "A" - by land owners or even the man . We all know it's best to have your story ready.. so here's what I say: "My name is Mickey Mouse, I'm a member of the American Bird Conservancy - we are volunteering our time to collect data concerning avian collisions with communication towers. We had some poor weather the other night, and often times the lights confuse the birds and they strike the towers. I'm just looking around for carcasses so we can identify which regions in the US we have this problem, which species are involved, and what the FAA and FCC can do to help change the issue. We have found for instance, a lot less mortality around towers with white strobes as opposed to red. You know, over at the _______ tower - we find around 500 dead birds a month! I've never found any here! Some species have more cones in their retina than others and they get really screwed up by pulsing red lights. Don't worry, there's no problem for you landowners, the issue is with the FAA!"... ... ... You can pretty much talk anyone's ear off on and on about this - it helps to look like a birder and carry a printout of one of the great big articles found below. Here's a couple resources to get you going: http://www.abcbirds.org/policy/towerkill.htm - ABC's tower kill page http://www.towerkill.com/workshop/proceedings/index.html - articles concerning towerkills http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/towers/towers.htm - US Fish & Wildlife Service page http://www.cafeshops.com/biologybase/144126 - alibi for your car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
