Another classic myth that you often hear about wind turbines is that they kill birds. Well, maybe a few birds.  But comparatively speaking, not many.

The North Carolina Wind Energy Site at Appalachian State University has thoroughly refuted this claim:

http://www.wind.appstate.edu/windpower/myths.php

The website notes that:

“Although birds do infrequently collide with turbines, wind energy poses less of a threat to birds than many other commonplace structures. In fact, the National Audubon Society has stated that it supports the development and use of wind power. Based on numerous studies that have taken place in Vermont, Colorado, Wyoming, Minnesota, and California, collision with turbines result in 1-2 bird deaths or less per turbine per year. For comparison, each year at least 60 million birds die in collisions with vehicles; at least 98 million in collisions with buildings and windows; and at least 4 million in collisions with communication towers. Important consideration should be given to placement of wind turbines to ensure that turbines are not located along migratory bird flight paths or the flight paths of threatened or rare species.”

So yes, I guess wind turbines do kill birds.  But not nearly as many as buildings, windows and cars.  And no one seems to be opposed to those.

The argument that wind power kills birds gets blown away by the wind.