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I would say it is significant but not disaster. For some sources, look at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-birds-do-wind-turbines-really-kill-

I would say it is significant but not disaster. For some sources, look at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-birds-do-wind-turbines-really-kill-180948154/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-birds-do-w... AFAIK, in terms of number of birds, house cats kill about 1000 times as many birds as windmills, but cats of course prey on small birds and windmills kill large birds which are far lower in numbers.

Animats 10y ago
Altamont Pass, the first big wind farm, is the worst, with row after row of small wind turbines across a narrow pass in a mountain chain. It's a veg-o-matic for migratory birds. Those small turbines are obsolete, and are gradually being replaced with bigger ones.