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  Eagle_Eye

  Jan. 23, 2007, 8:52 a.m.

  I have personal experience with this as I have towers near us and have witnessed first hand this needless slaughter of migrating birds hitting the towers or tension lines. It is a sad waste of life furthering the decline of our flocks of birds.
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  natashas

  Jan. 23, 2007, 9:54 a.m.

  Thanks, I will write a letter today.
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  super-sunshine

  Jan. 23, 2007, 10:24 a.m.

  Great article, I am going to pass it along to others.
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  Spadecaller

  Jan. 23, 2007, 10:41 a.m.

  Thanks Eagle Eye; I'll send out a letter.
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  random1734

  Jan. 23, 2007, 11:34 a.m.

  Hey EE, I knew about the towers generating electricity were a problem but I never knew that regular towers were. Thanks for the heads up on this.
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  Eagle_Eye

  Jan. 23, 2007, 11:45 a.m.

  Thank you to all who take action. It is a matter of changing light bulbs on the towers so that the birds know they are there when flying at night.

  In the 1979', I read Rachel Carsons "Silent Spring", but she didn't even know about this one killing.
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  lfergie812

  Jan. 23, 2007, 2:09 p.m.

  Different migratory birds take different routes when they fly north or south and those towers that are in those routes should should receive special attention. Everyone is demanding better phone service and building more towers on the highest points for better service only creates more hazards for these birds.
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  not2needy

  Jan. 23, 2007, 2:36 p.m.

  Thanks for this information EE.

  Humans are so selfish wanting more and more, at all costs! This costs the lives of precious little songbirds. Lord knows i love hearing them in the spring mornings to wake me.

  I will pass this on EE, and keep up the good fight!
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  Eagle_Eye

  Jan. 23, 2007, 3:23 p.m.

  Has enyone seen the huge new digital television transmission towers going up??
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  2Labs

  Jan. 23, 2007, 5:43 p.m.

  Thanks for the story I'll cut down all the trees in the neighborhood this weekend so that the little birdies don't break their necks flying home this spring.

  Seriously, as a result of our agricultural practices many species of song birds as well as migratory game birds have benefitted tremendously. So before you all go on a self- flagilation binge and calling for the end of the human race and its excesses take a look at both sides of the coin.

  And Eagleeye are you serious about euthanizing song birds???
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  1basque1

  Jan. 23, 2007, 7:12 p.m.

  You are a good bird,Eagle Eye...Thank you for caring about our small feathered friends in nature...Good article.
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  abntv

  Jan. 23, 2007, 7:24 p.m.

  I would like to make a couple of points here.

  1. The FCC has strict guidlines in place regarding RF exposure limits in areas around broadcast towers.

  2. Microwave transmissions to and from these towers are highly directional and also stricktly controled.

  3. The addition of HD television to the mix does nothing to either raise the hazard level of exposure or danger of the tower.

  Until people are willing to PAY for television programing either through a cable system or via satellite delivery these parameters will not change. Keep in mind that it is the FCC that mandated the delivery of the new Digital signals in the first place. It is the FCC that mandates delivery of over the air television and radio signals. You will not see this go away anytime in the near future.
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  natashas

  Jan. 23, 2007, 7:39 p.m.

  I sent the letter this morning, thanks for the post.
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  natashas

  Jan. 23, 2007, 10:37 p.m.

  To you as well.
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  topperjax

  Jan. 25, 2007, 2:43 a.m.

  Thanks for a totally informative article, EE. I did go on to send a few letters to family members and friends, and I hope that they also carry on with this. It's sad to see that it takes something as simple as a few bright bulbs to avoid the issues in the first place, and once again the selfishness and laziness of humans stands in the way of nature.

  Great article

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