In deference to concerns about turbines potentially injuring or killing birds, Exelon has agreed to turn off lights that may attract birds to its ridgetop facilities, which are in a known migratory flyway. It also will police the site to remove animal carcasses that might attract eagles and other birds of prey, according to Keller.
Robert Johns, spokesman for the American Bird Conservancy, expressed concern that the plan doesn't guarantee the same level of protection for migratory birds as it does for bats. But wildlife service officials say studies indicate that bats are more at risk than birds around wind projects in the East.
