Birds are not a major concern for wind turbines, despite popular misconceptions [1]. Avian impacts depend a lot on siting, so some wind farms see no bird deaths

Birds are not a major concern for wind turbines, despite popular misconceptions [1]. Avian impacts depend a lot on siting, so some wind farms see no bird deaths while others see a few. Generally, it's worse along migratory routes, but even then it pales in comparison to other human impacts on birds. As the linked Wikipedia article states, estimates for bird deaths due to plate glass collisions are in the hundreds of millions per year in the US. By comparison, a Canadian study found an average of less than ten bird deaths per turbine per year in that country. So, it's not zero-impact, and it's definitely something we ought to keep an eye on, but it's not nearly as bad as some people would leave you to believe. To hear the anti-wind lobby explain it, you'd imagine that wind turbines are giant spinning fan blades of death that migratory birds get sucked into and shredded in a cloud of gore. The reality is they have a bit of an impact on birds, but it's not nearly as bad as stuff we do already (like having windows on our buildings). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power#Birds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_p...