I would think you should look at IBAs on a case-by-case basis, giving consideration to the cited reasons for each listing. Some IBAs are certainly in the inventory because they represent significant migration routes (for example, all of Cayuga Lake is a designated IBA). But other IBAs were listed for different reasons, and not primarily for their potential to concentrate migrating birds.
Geo Kloppel Bowmaker & Restorer 227 Tupper Rd Spencer NY 14883 607 564 7026 On Mar 29, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Lisa Welch <welch_m_l...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Bill, > > Wouldn't this be true of other recognized migratory routes, wildlife > refugees, or IBA, etc, for example, Montezuma? > > From: Bill Evans <wrev...@clarityconnect.com> > To: Lisa Welch <welch_m_l...@yahoo.com>; cayugabirds > <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:16 AM > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes > > Lisa, > > Unlike for commercial wind energy, there are no specific NY guidelines for > minimizing avian impacts of communcations towers (i.e., nothing from NYDEC). > > The Federal guidelines put forth by the USFWS are pertinent for NY and can be > found at the following link: > http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/communicationtowers.html > > Generally, towers should be kept as far away from the shores of Lake Ontario > as possible, due to occasional large migratory bird concentrations there. > Towers located within ~3 miles of the shoreline should be free-standing (no > guy wires) and as short as possible. Towers should not be built near sources > of bright permanent light (sports stadiums, convenient stores, etc.), which > may lead to dense bird aggregations of disoriented birds on cloudy nights. > Towers should use flashing (not steady-burning) aviation obstruction lighting > if possible. > > Bill Evans > www.towerkill.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lisa Welch > To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 9:39 AM > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Communication Towers and Migratory Bird Routes > > Hello, > > I am a planner with Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency and I'm > researching migratory bird (or otherwise) regulatory requirements and/or > recommended practices for proposed and existing towers. > > Can anyone recommend a definitive guide for NYS? > > Thanks. > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
