TOLEDO —
A proposal for 198-foot wind turbine near Lake
Erie is worrying people who flock to the northern Ohio shoreline to view
migratory birds.
The
(Toledo) Blade reports that birders are worrying about what effect the
turbine’s whirring blades will have on bald eagles and migratory birds that
gather in the marshes and woods along the lake twice a year.
The proposal for the turbine a mile from the
lake in Ottawa County is under attack and is being analyzed by wildlife
officials.
Kim Kaufman, executive director of Black Swamp
Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor, says the coastal swath dotted with wildlife
areas and refugees is a “globally important” bird habitat.
Officials say the 500-kilowatt turbine would
generate wind power, reduce electric costs and aid research.
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