Solved: Bird-line collision
Type of publication
Peer reviewed
Author
Dwyer et al.
Organisation type
TSO, Research centre
Year
2019
Language
English
Publicly available
Yes
Organisation
EDM International Inc., Dawson Public Power District
Country of experiment
U.S.
Description
For at least the last 30 years, a small percentage of sandhill cranes migrating through Kearney, Nebraska U.S., have been colliding with a power line crossing the Central Plate River near the lain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary. Within the last few years, the power line has been marked with
bird flight diverters and FireFly bird diverters to increase visibility. Even with these two industry-standard practices installed side by side, hundreds of crane collisions still occur each year, nearly al at night.
Target species
Sandhill Crane