Hello Everyone, The Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) staff has been working with an environmental attorney to prepare detailed comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service voluntary wind energy guidelines; we're nearly finished. As soon as our comments are completed and posted, we'll share them through the BSBO website and encourage anyone who agrees with our position to comment to that effect. Thanks, Kimberly Kaufman Executive Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 www.bsbobird.org www.ohioyoungbirders.org www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com Become a fan of BSBO and Ohio Young Birders Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BSBOBIRD www.faceboo.com/OHIOYOUNGBIRDERS Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BSBOBIRD -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Whan Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:38 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Wind energy and birds: public comments The Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting comments on two sets of guidelines regarding bird mortality and wind turbines. You can read about plans and pros and cons, read public comments, and make your own comments by visiting http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/ . It's easy to do, and I recall reading the period for comment ends 19 May. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6059 (20110420) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6059 (20110420) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]