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KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2012, Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Stantec) was retained by TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) to
undertake Year 2 of the bird and bat post-construction monitoring program (the Program) for the
Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion Project (the Expansion) near Prosser Brook, in Albert County,
New Brunswick. Post-construction monitoring was completed in 2009 and 2010 on the initial
phase of the wind farm which began commercial operation in December 2008 (Stantec
Consulting Ltd. 2010, 2011). The Expansion phase of the wind farm began commercial service
in December 2010 and consists of 18, 3.0 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. A protocol for the
Program was developed by TransAlta in consultation with the New Brunswick Department of
Natural Resources (NBDNR) and the Canadian Wildlife Service, as required by one of the
Conditions of Approval following completion of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
registration of the Expansion. Year 1 (2011) results are documented in Kent Hills Wind Farm
Expansion 2011 Post-Construction Monitoring Program report (Stantec Consulting Ltd. 2012).
Year 2 of the Program consisted of bird and bat casualty surveys and bird monitoring, a repeat
of the previous years program. Casualty surveys were conducted for 27 weeks in spring,
summer and fall, and consisted of casualty searches, searcher efficiency trials and scavenger
impact trials. Bird monitoring consisted of breeding bird surveys conducted twice in June.
Casualty searches were undertaken weekly during spring (mid-April to mid-June), summer (midJune to mid-August) and fall (mid-August to mid-October) periods. A sample of 10 of the 18
expansion wind turbines were selected for surveying, which was representative of the spatial
extent of the wind farm expansion, lit and unlit turbines and habitat types. Casualty searches
were conducted in a spiral search pattern using two searchers and a 57 metre (m) length of
rope attached to the turbine tower. Each casualty encountered was identified and retained for
future examination and species confirmation. Casualties in good condition were also used for
searcher efficiency and scavenger removal trials. Information recorded for each casualty
included its locations, recorded by a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS), distance and
direction from the tower, substrate on which it was found, and the condition of the casualty.
Searcher efficiency trials were carried out once per season for each search team, and were
designed to correct for carcasses that may be overlooked by searchers during the survey
periods. The results were used to estimate the number of bird and bat casualties and correct for
detection bias. Searcher efficiency trials were conducted in a blind manner, whereby the search
team did not know which search plot contained the trial carcass or how many trial carcasses
were deployed. Carcasses were placed by someone other than the searchers within one of the
circular plots prior to the search team completing the casualty searches. After the casualty
search was complete the number of test carcasses remaining in the search plot was
determined to establish the searcher efficiency rate.
Scavenger impact trials were carried out in order to determine the rate at which bat and bird
carcasses were removed by local scavenging wildlife, insects and/or decomposition. These
trials were conducted once in each of the three seasons. Typically, one each of quail or silver-
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laced wyandottes chick and rat were placed at five locations in representative habitat.
Scavenger impact trials were carried out for a maximum of seven days. A scavenger impact trial
form was completed in order to record weather data, the day of carcass placement and level of
scavenging or removal during each subsequent daily check.
Bird monitoring consisted of breeding bird surveys conducted twice in June 2012. The 20 sites
surveyed during pre-construction conditions during the EIA process were resurveyed in 2011
and again in 2012. The 2012 surveys were conducted using the same methodology, thus
allowing for direct comparison of the results between pre-construction and two years of postconstruction conditions. The use of each area by breeding birds were determined during 10minute point counts.
The results of the 2012 casualty searches yielded low mortality rates, similar to rates recorded
in 2009 and 2010 for the initial phase of the wind farm, and in 2011 for the Expansion. In 2012,
a total of four bird carcasses and one bat carcass were located during the 27-week monitoring
period. The bat observed during 2012 casualty searches was an eastern red bat (Lasiurus
borealis), potentially a species of conservation concern (S2? with undetermined general status;
AC CDC 2012, CESCC 2011); all bird species as casualties are common and widespread in the
region. When the mortality estimate correction equation is applied to these numbers, taking into
account scavenger impact trial and searcher efficiency trial results, the estimated number of bird
and bat mortalities for the 27-week monitoring program in 2012 is 1.01 birds per turbine (or 0.34
birds per MW) and 0.25 bats per turbine (or 0.08 bats per MW).
Observations made during the breeding surveys are comparable to those made during preconstruction surveys in 2009 and post-construction surveys in 2011, and are typical of the area.
During the breeding bird surveys of 2012, 32 bird species were observed, compared to
41 species observed during the breeding bird surveys carried out during pre-construction
surveys in June 2009, and 34 species in 2011. A cumulative total of 47 species over the three
years were recorded and of which 24 species were encountered all three years.
Changes in bird density (i.e., actual change in density and percent change in density) from preconstruction (2009) to post-construction (2012), based on distance to nearest turbine
(i.e., separately by actual distance in metres and by distance category: near 0 to 250 m,
medium 251 to 500 m, far >500 m), were examined using an analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Results of the ANOVA examining the changes in densities between the 2009 and 2012
breeding bird survey results indicate that there was a significant difference in the absolute and
percent change in bird density (2012 compared to 2009 results) with distance to nearest turbine
(p<0.01), by actual distance, but not by distance category (p=0.08). Results of an ANOVA of
changes in densities of the four most common species (Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackthroated Green Warbler, Ovenbird and Red-eyed Vireo) from pre-construction to postconstruction, based on the distance to nearest turbine, found a significant increase (p<0.05) in
the density of Black-throated Green Warbler and Ovenbird between 2009 and 2012.
The only Endangered or Threatened bird species as listed in the Species at Risk Act (SARA)
encountered during 2012 surveys was a single Chimney Swift (Threatened under SARA;
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DRAFT FOR REGULATORY REVIEW
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1
Table 3.1
Table 3.2
Table 3.3
Table 3.4
Table 3.5
Table 3.6
Table 3.7
Table 3.8
Table 3.9
Table 3.10
Table 3.11
Table 3.12
Table 4.1
LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
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Protocol
Wildlife Collection Permits
Detailed Calculations
Field Data Collection Forms
Mortality Surveys Results
Breeding Bird Surveys Results
Breeding Bird Summary of Species by Point Count Location
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1.0
INTRODUCTION
In December 2010, TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) began operation of the Kent Hills Wind
Farm Expansion Project (the Expansion) near Prosser Brook, in Albert County, New Brunswick
(Figure 1.1). The Expansion facility consists of 18, 3.0 MW Vestas V90 wind turbine generators
with a combined nameplate capacity of 54 megawatt (MW). The initial phase of the wind farm
consists of 32 3.0 MW wind turbines, with the Expansion bringing the overall Kent Hills Wind
Farm to a combined nameplate capacity of 150 MW.
The Expansion was subject to the Clean Environment Act, and an Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) registration was completed prior to construction. TransAlta received a
Certificate of Determination for this EIA on December 18, 2009. One of the conditions of
approval of the Expansion was the undertaking of bird and bat post-construction monitoring at
the site over two years. A protocol for the required monitoring was developed in consultation
with the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (NBDNR) and the Canadian Wildlife
Service (CWS), and is provided as Appendix A. The following provides the results of Year 2
(2012) of the post-construction monitoring program (the Program) for the Expansion facility.
Year 1 (2011) results are documented in Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion 2011 PostConstruction Monitoring Program (Stantec Consulting Ltd. 2012).
1.1
BACKGROUND
For the New Brunswick EIA registrations for both phases of the wind farm, and the
Environmental Assessment (EA) Report to support a Screening under the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) of the initial phase, extensive fieldwork, consultation
and analysis were undertaken. This included a thorough characterization of the natural
environment at the site of the Kent Hills Wind Farm, including vegetation, birds and other
vertebrate species. Specifically, bird surveys were carried out onsite for seven seasons (spring,
summer and fall of 2006; winter, spring, summer and fall of 2007) for the initial phase, and for
three seasons (spring, summer and fall of 2009) for the Expansion. Beyond what was required
and reported in the EIA and EA Reports, TransAlta undertook bat monitoring using Anabats
detectors positioned on site at both ground level and at 30 metres (m) above ground level (agl)
during the summer and fall of 2007. These data provide good baseline knowledge of preconstruction conditions for bird and bat activity at the Kent Hills Wind Farm.
1.1.1
The Kent Hills Wind Farm is located in the Southern New Brunswick Uplands Ecoregion of the
Atlantic Maritime Ecozone in eastern New Brunswick. Kent Hills is located 5 kilometres (km)
northeast of Fundy National Park. The site is situated on a plateau, and the turbines are
strategically placed over an area approximately 12 km long and 6 km wide. The land is owned
by the province of New Brunswick (Crown Land), and there are logging roads to and through the
site which are frequently used by all-terrain vehicle (ATV) drivers. The area is located between
elevation 350 m and 400 m above sea level (asl).
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The habitat within the Expansion boundaries is predominately mixed or hardwood forest, with
some nursery/plantation areas. Much of the forest habitat is immature, with numerous clear cuts
at various stages of regeneration.
1.1.2
Birds
Bats
Monitoring of bat activity in 2007, using Anabats located onsite, found that most activity was
restricted to low flight heights, with very little activity at 30 m agl. Only 17 individual bat passes
were noted at a height of 30 m agl in a total of 103 nights sampled. Of those 17 bat passes, 11
were Myotis species (either little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus), or northern myotis (M.
septentionalis)), four were hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus), one was either big brown bat
(Eptesicus fuscus) or silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans), and one was not identified to
species.
1.2
MONITORING PROGRAM
As a condition of approval of the Expansion under the EIA Regulation, TransAlta is required to
undertake a minimum of two years of post-construction monitoring, in consultation with
Environment Canada and NBDNR. In keeping with the protocol developed for the postconstruction monitoring program at the Expansion, and with due consideration of the low bird
and bat mortality rates observed during the previous two years at the first phase of the wind
farm, the spatial extent of the monitoring was limited to a subset of 10 of the 18 Expansion
turbines. The post-construction monitoring program was designed and implemented to assess
both direct (casualty rate) and indirect (habitat avoidance, displacement) effects to birds and
bats from operating wind turbines in the Expansion area. Indirect effects were assessed by
repeating the breeding bird surveys that were conducted during pre-construction conditions to
allow a comparison to post-construction conditions. The direct effects were assessed through
regular casualty searches around the bases of operating wind turbines.
Temporally, these surveys (breeding bird and casualty) were undertaken over a 27-week period
during the spring, summer and fall of 2012, as outlined below.
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METHODOLOGY
The survey methodology outlined below was considered to be appropriate for the Expansion,
and is based on the standardized and tested survey methodology used for the initial phase of
the Kent Hills Wind Farm, at other TransAlta operational projects and at other wind energy
facilities, and was approved by CWS and NBDNR prior to implementation. Consideration was
given for Environment Canadas protocol guidance document (Environment Canada 2007)
during the drafting of the protocol.
The 2012 Program consisted of bird and bat casualty surveys, and bird monitoring. Casualty
surveys consisted of casualty searches, searcher efficiency trials and scavenger impact trials.
Bird monitoring consisted of breeding bird surveys. The following provides detailed descriptions
of the casualty survey methodology and bird monitoring components of the Program.
2.1
CASUALTY SURVEYS
Casualty surveys were made up of three components; casualty searches, searcher efficiency
trials, and scavenger impact trials.
2.1.1
Casualty Searches
Casualty searches were undertaken for 27 weeks during spring (mid-April to mid-June), summer
(mid-June to mid- August) and fall (mid-August to mid-October) periods. Surveys were
completed weekly during each period. An increase in frequency was not warranted as carcass
removal by scavenging was not particularly high at the site, though higher than has been
previously recorded at the Kent Hills Wind Farm. The frequency of casualty searches would
have been increased had all test carcasses used in the scavenger trails been removed in seven
days.
A sample of 10 of the 18 wind turbines (Figure 2.1) were selected in 2011 for surveying, which
was representative of the spatial extent of the expanded wind farm, lit versus (vs.) unlit turbines,
and habitat types. The same turbines were surveyed in 2012. At each turbine, a circular plot
was searched, with a radius of 50 m centered on the base of the turbine. All open area within
this circular plot was searched for casualties. In densely vegetated areas within the 50 m radius
where searcher efficiency was compromised, the approximate unsearchable area was mapped
and used in determining the percent area searched correction factor.
Casualty surveys began on April 16, 2012, and continued for six months (27 weeks) with the
final survey conducted on October 15, 2012. The initial plan was to initiate surveys one week
earlier as done in 2011 (at the request of NBDNR); however, when staff went to the site on
April 10, roads were still snow covered and not passible. Therefore, surveys in 2012
commenced one week later when roads were clear. Surveys of the 10 turbines were completed
over one day each week, either Monday (typically) or Tuesday (when Monday was a holiday).
From time to time, alternate turbines were surveyed when a turbine normally searched was
inaccessible due to maintenance activities. Alternate turbines were chosen in the same area as
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the regularly searched turbine, and were the same alternates as used in 2011 where necessary.
Due to improvements in coordination of searching and maintenance schdules, fewer alternates
were required in 2012 than the previous year. An alternate (E6) for only two turbines (E3 and
E5) was required on four occasions.
Searching was undertaken through the use of two people and a rope 57 m in length. This has
been done very effectively in casualty searches at TransAltas Summerview, Ardenville and
Blue Trails wind farms, and was the approach used in the first two years of monitoring at the
Kent Hills Wind Farm, and in 2011 for the Expansion. One observer was positioned at the end
of the rope and another was positioned 7 m from the end of the rope (57 m and 50 m from the
turbine base, respectively). As the observers walk together in a circle around the base of the
turbine, keeping the rope taut, the rope wraps around the turbine base (7 m in circumference),
thus creating a spiral search path, which continues until the observers are at the base of the
turbine. This method allows the observers to focus on searching for bird and bat casualties
without having to maintain a standard grid pattern.
Each casualty found was identified to species, aged and sexed in the field (if possible). All
unidentified carcasses were retained for future identification or confirmation, ageing and sexing
using Pyle (1997) (in the case of birds). Scientific collection permits were obtained from
Environment Canada and NBDNR (Appendix B). The location of each carcass was recorded
using a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) and by measuring distance and direction
from the turbine base. The condition of the carcass (Table 2.1) and the probable cause of death
(with rationale for the determination) were noted. Carcasses of bats and birds were removed
from the sampling area to avoid attracting scavengers. Specimens not used for searcher
efficiency and/or scavenger trials were made available to New Brunswick Museum of Natural
History (NB Museum) staff for examination and/or necropsy.
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The actual number of bird and bat carcasses found does not necessarily reflect the number of
mortalities occurring at a wind farm. A correction equation used to determine the estimated
number of mortalities at a wind farm, modified from an equation provided by Environment
Canada (Denise Fell, pers. comm., 2009), is as follows:
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According to Environment Canada, most bird and bat fatalities due to turbine mortality are likely
to fall within 50 m of the turbine (Denise Fell, pers. comm. 2009). The percent of the area
searched during the casualty surveys must be calculated in order to factor into the estimated
mortality correction equation. Percent area searched (Ps) is calculated as follows:
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In this equation, area searched refers to the unvegetated, searchable areas within the 50 m
radius searched, and r is the radius corresponding to the size of the area Environment Canada
identified as most likely to find the carcasses (50 m). The searchable area varied for each
turbine. The weighted average Ps of all searched turbines (weighted by total number of
searches for each turbine) was used in the correction equation to provide an estimate of the
total number of bird and bat mortalities associated with the Expansion. The area searched
around each turbine was determined in the field using a GPS to map out the approximate limits
of the area searched. The percent area searched for each turbine was calculated using
Geographic Information System (GIS; ArcInfo).
Overall, the corrected estimate of bird and bat casualties for the entire Expansion is presented
as the number of casualties per turbine, or casualties per MW for the 27-week monitoring
period.
2.1.2
Searcher efficiency trials were carried out once per season for each search team, and were
designed to correct for carcasses that may be overlooked by searchers during the survey
periods. The results were used to estimate the number of bird and bat casualties and correct for
detection bias. Searcher efficiency trials were conducted in a blind manner, whereby the search
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team did not know which search plot contained the trial carcass or how many trial carcasses
were deployed. Carcasses were placed by someone other than the searchers within one of the
circular plots prior to the search team completing the casualty searches. After the casualty
search was complete, the number of test carcasses remaining in the search plot was
determined to establish the searcher efficiency rate. This provides a measure of variability
between search teams and of search success by the study team, providing an overall estimate
of the efficiency of the searching methodology.
These trials were repeated for each search team in each season of sampling to address interseasonal variability in searcher efficiency due to vegetation cover differences.
Test carcasses (i.e., control carcasses) were quail chicks in spring (leftover from the previous
year) and silver-laced wyandotte chicks (after June 1), as well as coloured rats (typically light to
dark gray) to represent bat carcasses. Where available and in good condition, previously
collected birds and bats were used for the searcher efficiency trials. Between 10 and 20 test
carcasses per search team were distributed within the 50 m search radius during each seasonal
searcher efficiency trial. One to three carcasses were placed at each selected turbine.
Carcasses not found during the searcher efficiency trials were retrieved at the end of the day to
ensure that they were overlooked and not scavenged.
For each searcher efficiency trial, the following information was recorded:
date;
weather conditions;
turbine number;
If the carcass was not found, it was not included in searcher efficiency calculations. A copy of
the forms completed in the field can be found in Appendix D.
Searcher efficiency (Se) was calculated for each search team using the following equation:
Se =
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Because search teams searched varying numbers of turbines over the course of the casualty
surveys, it was necessary to find a weighted average which reflected the proportion of turbines
searched by each team. This weighted average, or overall searcher efficiency, was calculated
as follows:
Seo
The overall searcher efficiency was calculated separately for each of the three seasons that the
casualty surveys were conducted, as well as for the overall Program.
These Se values contribute to the correction equation used to provide an estimate of the total
number of bird and bat casualties associated with the Expansion.
2.1.3
In addition to being overlooked by searchers, casualties may also go unaccounted for because
they may have been scavenged or removed by local wildlife before searchers have a chance to
locate them. To adjust for this, scavenger impact trials were carried out. To assess the influence
of scavenging in each season, a sample of carcasses (such as quail chicks, silver-laced
wyandotte chicks, and rats obtained from suppliers) were placed in similar habitat at least 500 m
away from any casualty search area and checked daily for a period of seven days or until all of
the carcasses had been scavenged, whichever was less. Typically, one each of chick and rat
were placed at five locations.
Results of these trials were used to correct for the removal of carcasses by scavengers in
estimating overall mortality.
The information recorded for each carcass placement is listed below (see Appendix D). This
information aided searchers in locating the carcasses during the daily checks over the trial
period. Information recorded included:
Universial Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates and closest turbine number; and
To monitor the scavenging rate, a scavenger impact trial daily check form was filled out during
each search (Appendix D). Information collected included:
date of monitoring;
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Carcasses that differentiated between those which were untouched by scavengers and those
showing evidence of varying levels of scavenging, but were not removed from the search area,
were noted. This approach provided a method by which to determine the time frame for a
carcass to be completely removed by scavengers. Scavenging rates were calculated using the
following formula;
Sc =
Where:
Sc
nvisit0
nvisit1 nvisit7
These values contribute to the correction equation used to provide an estimate of bird and bat
mortalities associated with the Expansion.
Searcher efficiency in locating scavenger trial carcasses is assumed to be 100%, as carcasses
were recorded using a GPS unit at the time of placement, and location was carefully noted.
2.2
BIRD MONITORING
2.2.1
Breeding bird surveys were undertaken in late spring/early summer (June to early July). Survey
methodology followed that which was used during pre-construction surveys in order to allow
comparisons between pre- and post-construction breeding bird diversity and abundance. Two
visits were completed, one early in the period and one late in the period, separated by 10 to 14
days. The 20 sites surveyed during the pre-construction fieldwork (Figure 2.1) and in 2011 (year
1 of post-construction monitoring) were revisited and surveys were conducted using similar
methodology. The 20 sites are located between 150 and 770 m from the closest wind turbines.
The distance from turbine was taken into consideration during analysis of the results. Surveys
began at the site in the early morning, at or just after daybreak (usually 30 minutes before
scheduled sunrise).
Unlimited distance point counts of ten minutes in duration (separated into two 5-minute periods)
were conducted at each of the survey stations. All birds observed, either by sight or sound, were
noted, including both species and number. Three distance categories were used to note birds:
0 to 50 m from the observer, 50 to 100 m and greater than 100 m. Birds flying over were noted
separately from other observations. The date, start time and weather were recorded at each
survey station. Recorded weather data included approximate temperature, wind speed and
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direction, precipitation, and visibility. Point count surveys were not done in heavy rain or in
strong winds (e.g., greater than 20 km/h).
Incidental observations of species in the area were noted outside of the set point count surveys.
For any species of conservation concern encountered, the observer noted specific details of the
observation, including location and behaviour.
All bird records were used to determine the overall species richness for the site. Species
diversity was calculated using the Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index (H):
Where :
pi
Population densities for each species were presented as birds per hectare (ha), calculated by
first determining the maximum number of birds detected within 100 m between the first and
second survey for each point count location and summing up across all 20 sites. Density is
calculated using the following equation:
The factor of 0.3183 represents the number of point count circles within a hectare,
assuming a standard count radius of 100 m, which has an area of 3.1416 ha.
Changes in breeding bird density were analyzed using an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA;
STATA version 10.0 (StataCorp LP, College Station, Texas, USA)).
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3.0
3.1
CASUALTY SURVEYS
3.1.1
Searcher efficiency (Se) can vary between individuals/teams and the season, as factors such as
weather, searcher level of experience and vegetation growth affects the visibility of carcasses,
and the searchers ability to locate them. Searcher efficiency ratings at other wind farms in North
America range, on average, from 30% to 85% (Morrison 2002). The following sections provide a
discussion of searcher efficiencies for each season, as well as overall searcher efficiency for the
2012 monitoring period. Searcher efficiency calculations for each search team are provided in
Appendix C.
3.1.1.1 Spring
Searcher efficiency for the four search teams, comprised of four individuals, during spring
monitoring ranged from 60% to 80%. Two search teams responsible for searches earlier in the
season conducted the searcher efficiency trials on April 30, and the two teams responsible for
the later surveys conducted trials on June 4. By weighting individual team searcher efficiency
ratings with regard to the proportion of the turbines surveyed, the overall searcher efficiency
was calculated to be 76.7% for the spring search period.
3.1.1.2 Summer
A single searcher efficiency trial was conducted during the summer period, as there was only
one search team conducting all of the casualty surveys. The searcher efficiency trial was
conducted on June 25, resulting in a searcher efficiency of 75.0% for the summer search period.
3.1.1.3 Fall
A single searcher efficiency trial was conducted during the fall period, as there was only one
search team conducting all of the casualty surveys. The searcher efficiency trial was conducted
on September 3, resulting in a searcher efficiency of 45.0% for the fall search period.
3.1.1.4 Overall
The overall searcher efficiency was calculated to be 65.6%. There was no notable pattern
observed in the searcher efficiencies over the monitoring period. The searcher efficiency in
2012 was an improvement compared to monitoring in 2011, but similar to trials in the initial
phase of Kent Hills Wind Farm conducted in 2010. Differences may have been due to the types
of trial carcasses used between years. Although much of the search area is a uniform gravel
pad with little vegetation growth, portions of most turbine search areas were vegetated in 2011
and 2012. An improvement in searcher efficiency in search areas that have increased
vegetation cover, however, was unexpected..
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3.1.2
The following section discusses the results of the scavenger impact trials by season (i.e., spring,
summer and fall) and overall.
3.1.2.1 Spring
The spring scavenger impact trial ran from April 25 to May 2, 2012. Carcasses were typically
placed along access roads or other cleared areas that had similar substrate conditions as the
turbine search areas. Five quail chicks and five rats were placed initially, with eight carcasses
remaining at the end of the trial. Two remaining carcasses had evidence of scavenging, but
enough of the carcasses remained to make it possible to locate and identify them. Table 3.1
presents the number of carcasses remaining during each of the visits following initiation of the
spring trial, as well as the proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the spring
trial period (the Sc value).
Table 3.1
Date Placed
25-Apr
10
Visit 2
27-Apr
9
Visit 3
28-Apr
9
Visit 4
29-Apr
9
Visit 5
30-Apr
9
Visit 6
1-May
9
Visit 7
2-May
8
Sc (spring)
0.9524
A chick was scavenged/removed over the first day, however the second chich was not removed
until Day 7. The two partially scavenged carcasses included a rat and a chick.. The proportion of
carcasses not removed by scavengers over the trial period (Sc) for the spring was 0.9524, or
95.2%.
3.1.2.2 Summer
The summer scavenger impact trial ran from June 25 to July 2, 2012, and had a noticeable
increase in scavenging compared to spring. As was done in spring, carcasses were placed
along access roads or other cleared areas with substrate conditions similar to those within the
turbine search areas. Five poultry chicks and five rats were placed. Scavenging was high
relative to the spring trial, with three carcasses missing after the first day, and three more
missing over Days 3, 4 and 5. Four carcasses remained at the last visit. Table 3.2 presents the
number of carcasses remaining during each of the visits for the summer trial, as well as the
proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the summer trial period (the Sc value).
Table 3.2
Date Placed
25-Jun
10
Visit 2
27-Jun
7
Visit 3
28-Jun
6
Visit 4
29-Jun
5
Visit 5
30-Jun
4
Visit 6
1-Jul
4
Visit 7
2-Jul
4
Sc (summer)
0.8605
The proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the trial period (Sc) for the
summer was 0.8605, or 86.0%.
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3.1.2.3 Fall
The fall scavenger impact trial ran from August 27 to September 3, 2012. As with the spring and
summer scavenger impact trials, carcasses were placed along access roads or other cleared
areas with substrate conditions similar to those within the turbine search areas. Five poultry
chicks and five rats were placed. Table 3.3 presents the number of carcasses remaining during
each of the visits following initiation of the fall trial, as well as the proportion of carcasses not
removed by scavengers over the fall trial period (the Sc value).
Table 3.3
Date Placed
27-Aug
10
Visit 1
28-Aug
9
Visit 2
29-Aug
9
Visit 3
30-Aug
7
Visit 4
31-Aug
5
Visit 5
1-Sep
4
Visit 6
2-Sep
3
Visit 7
3-Sep
3
Sc (fall)
0.8511
The trend was similar to the summer trial, with carcasses missing with most visits, and only 3
carcass remaining at visit 7. One remaining chick carcass had evidence of scavenging. The
proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the seven visit trial period for the fall
was 0.8511, or 85.1%.
3.1.2.4 Overall
The overall Sc was calculated by adding up the carcass numbers by visit number, as shown in
Table 3.4, and completing the equation.
Table 3.4
Season
Spring
Visit 1
9
Visit 2
9
Visit 3
9
Visit 4
9
Visit 5
9
Visit 6
9
Visit 7
8
Summer
10
Fall
10
Overall
30
25
25
22
19
17
16
15
Sc (overall)
0.9026
Morrison (2002) reported that the average persistence of carcasses varied depending on the
season, but was shorter in the spring and longer in the summer/fall. In the case of the Kent Hills
Wind Farm Expansion Post-construction Monitoring Program, the opposite was noted, with
higher carcass persistence in the spring, and a decrease in persistence time noted in the
summer and fall. In the summer and fall of 2011, the presence of fox and coyote on site was
noted, and may have been a factor in the reduced carcass persistence time in 2011, whearas in
2012, fox and coyote were not noted on the site. The overall Sc is less than the spring value and
higher than the summer and fall values.
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3.1.3
Casualty Searches
In all, only four bird and one bat carcasses were found during the 27 weeks of post-construction
casualty searches at the Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion in 2012. Bird casualties were
observed in all seasons, while only one bat casualty was observed during the fall. The 2012
numbers are similar to the number of casualties recorded in 2011, when four bird and three bat
casualties were found (Stantec Consulting Ltd. 2012).
Table 3.5 provides a summary of carcasses found during 2012, including their provincial
ranking. None of the species found are listed in the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The following
sub-sections discuss findings, and provide the corrected mortality estimates for both birds and
bats.
Table 3.5
Date
Turbine
Type
Common Name
Scientific Name
14-May-12
18-Jun-12
30-Jul-12
7-Aug-12
20-Aug-12
I1
I1
E3
I1
H8
Bird
Bird
Bird
Bat
Bird
Northern Parula
Red-eyed Vireo
Great Blue Heron
eastern red bat
Unidentified Vireo
Parula americana
Vireo olivaceus
Ardea herodias
Lasiurus borealis.
Vireo sp.
SRank
S5
S5
S4
S2?
n/a
NBDNR Rank
Secure
Secure
Secure
Undetermined
Secure
3.1.3.1 Birds
During the 27-week post-construction monitoring period in 2012 four bird carcasses were
located during the regularly scheduled casualty searches. All carcasses were observed
individually, on separate days. Each of the four different species observed are considered
secure species in New Brunswick (CESCC 2011). Two of these species (Northern Parula and
Red-eyed Vireo) had been previously recorded as casualties at the Kent Hills Wind Farm in
2011. Great Blue Heron had not been previously recorded as a casualty at Kent Hills.
Bird casualties were found at three different turbines, including two at I1, one at E3 and one at
H8. No casualties had previously been recorded in the I Row. Two of the three turbines with bird
casualties are lit. Given the low number of collisions, an attempt at discerning patterns based on
weather, habitat and/or turbine lights is not possible or warranted.
Table 3.6 presents the seasonal and overall corrected estimates for bird casualties, as well as
the correction factors used to determine the casualty estimates (refer to Section 2.1.1). The
corrected estimates were calculated using the correction equation provided by Environment
Canada, which takes scavenging, searcher efficiency and percent area searched calculations
into consideration. The corrected estimates for bird casualties are calculated, and presented,
as casualties per turbine, and casualties per MW for the 27-week monitoring program
(Table 3.6).
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Table 3.6
Period
Se
Sc
Ps
Spring
Summer
Fall
Overall
1
2
1
4
0.7667
0.7500
0.4500
0.6556
0.9688
0.8605
0.8511
0.9026
0.6668
0.6681
0.6704
0.6684
3.63
8.35
7.01
18.20
Casualties
Per Turbine
0.20
0.46
0.39
1.01
Casualties
Per MW
0.07
0.15
0.13
0.34
Note:
c = number of carcasses found;
Se = searcher efficiency
Sc = proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the search period
Ps = percent of the area searched
C = corrected number of bird casualties for the entire expansion.
Spring monitoring was undertaken weekly from April 16 to June 11, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. one avian carcass was located by searchers, for a corrected total estimate of 3.63 bird
casualties for the spring season, which equates to 0.20 bird casualties per turbine or 0.07 bird
casualties per MW for spring.
Summer monitoring was undertaken weekly from June 18 to August 13, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. Two avian carcasses were located by searchers, for a corrected total estimate of
8.35 bird casualties for the summer season, which equates to 0.46 bird casualties per turbine or
0.15 casualties per MW for summer.
Fall monitoring was undertaken weekly from August 20 to October 15, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. One avian carcass was located by searchers, for a corrected estimated total of 7.01 bird
casualties for the fall season; which equates to 0.39 bird casualties per turbine or 0.13 bird
casualties per MW for fall.
Bird species located during the 2012 Program are ranked as S5 (widespread abundant and
secure) or S4 (usually widespread, fairly common) by the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data
Centre (AC CDC). The S5 passerine species are common within the Expansion area and
surrounding region; however, there are no known Great Blue Heron colonies in the vicinity of
the Expansion.
Casualty searches were conducted during both spring and fall migration periods and throughout
the breeding season. Searches were not conducted from January to mid-April and from midOctober until end of December. However, during these winter months activity levels of birds in
the area are known to significantly drop, thus the casualty estimate is not expected to be much
greater, if any, for the whole year. The corrected causality estimates for the Program were
calculated to be 1.01 bird casualties per turbine, or 0.34 bird casualties per MW, reduced from
calculated values in 2011.
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3.1.3.2 Bats
During the 27-week post-construction monitoring period in 2012, an eastern red bat carcass
was found during the casualty searches, recorded in the summer season, on August 7. The
identification was confirmed by NB Museum staff.
The bat casualty was reported at turbine I1, a lit turbine, located at the northern end of the row.
As there was only a single bat carcass recorded, an attempt at discerning patterns based on
weather and/or habitat is not possible. Eastern red bat has a questionable status, with an S-rank
of S2? (AC CDC 2012) and an undetermined general status rank (CESCC 2011).
Table 3.7 presents the seasonal and overall corrected estimates for bat casualties, as well as
the correction factors used to determine the casualty estimates (refer to Section 2.1.1). The
corrected estimates were calculated using the correction equation provided by Environment
Canada, which takes scavenging, searcher efficiency and percent area searched calculations
into consideration. The corrected estimates for bat casualties are calculated, and presented,
as casualties per turbine, and casualties per MW for the 27-week monitoring period (Table 3.7).
Table 3.7
Period
Se
Sc
Ps
Spring
Summer
Fall
Overall
0
1
0
1
0.7667
0.7500
0.4500
0.6556
0.9688
0.8605
0.8511
0.9026
0.6668
0.6681
0.6704
0.6684
0
4.18
0
4.25
Casualties
Per Turbine
0
0.23
0
0.25
Casualties
Per MW
0
0.08
0
0.08
Note:
c = number of carcasses found;
Se = searcher efficiency
Sc = proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the search period
Ps = percent of the area searched
C = corrected number of bird casualties for the entire expansion.
Spring monitoring was undertaken weekly from April 16 to June 13, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. No bat carcasses were located by searchers.
Summer monitoring was undertaken weekly from June 18 to August 13, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. One bat carcass was located by searchers, for a corrected total estimate of 4.18 bat
fatalities for the summer season (0.23 bat casualties per turbine or 0.08 bat casualties per MW).
Fall monitoring was undertaken weekly from August 20 to October 15, 2012, for a total of nine
weeks. No bat carcasses were located by searchers.
Casualty searches were conducted during both the spring and fall migration periods for bats, as
well during summer. Although monitoring was not conducted during the winter, activity levels in
bats are known to drop to zero during winter months in New Brunswick. Therefore, it is expected
that these values represent total bat casualties for the year. As such, the corrected causality
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estimates for the Program were calculated to be 0.25 bat casualties per turbine, or 0.08 bat
casualties per MW.
3.1.4
Time Period
The incidence of bird or bat mortality could vary for each of the seasons, as usage of the area
changes over the course of the year. During spring, it would be expected that bird casualties
would reflect spring migrating species and species known to breed in the region. Conversely, as
bat activity levels increase throughout the summer months and more notably during the fall
migratory season, an increase in bat casualties could be expected. However, given the low
numbers of both bat and bird carcasses and the relatively even temporal distribution of the
casualties, little can be concluded with regards to timing of mortalities.
3.1.5
Per Turbine
In 2011, four of the seven casualties were recorded at the northwestern end of the Expansion
portion of the wind farm, with turbines H1 and H3 each having a bird and bat casualty recorded.
In 2012, three of the five casulaties were recorded at turbine I1, where there had been no
casulaties the previous year. The other two turbines with casulaties in 2012 are located at the
southwest end (H8), and in the middle of the wind farm (E3). Both I1 and H8 are lit turbines.
3.1.6
Recording and reporting data on the distance at which a carcass was found from a turbine can
aid in future design of post-construction monitoring protocols. Environment Canada has noted
that birds and bats tend to be concentrated within certain distances from turbines, with the
majority of bird and bat carcasses typically landing within 50 m from the turbine (Denise Fell,
personal communication, February 25, 2009). In collecting and providing the distances at which
carcasses were found, Environment Canada is better able to design monitoring protocols that
reflect variations in the distance carcasses are found from turbines, thus aiding in determining
appropriate search areas.
Table 3.8 presents the number of bird and bat carcasses found at ranges of 5 m increments
from the turbine, up to 50 m from the turbine (the extent of the casualty search area employed)
for 2012.
Table 3.8
0
0
10 to
14
0
0
15 to
19
1
0
20 to
24
0
1
25 to
29
0
0
30 to
34
0
0
35 to
39
0
1
40 to
44
0
0
45 to
50
0
0
0 to 4
5 to 9
Bats
Birds
0
2
Total
Total
1
4
5
The bat carcass was found at 15.9 m of the turbine base. Of the four bird casualties that were
recorded, two (50%) were within 4 m of the turbine base.
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3.2
BIRD MONITORING
The following section describes the findings of the breeding bird surveys. Species of
conservation concern that were observed during the bird monitoring program are further
discussed in subsection 3.2.2. The raw data containing the breeding bird records is provided in
Appendix F.
3.2.1
During the post-construction breeding bird surveys of 2012, 37 bird species were observed, as
compared to 34 species recorded in 2011, and 41 species observed during the breeding bird
surveys carried out during pre-construction surveys in June 2009, for a cumulative total of
47 species over the three years. These numbers include incidental observations. Considering
only species recorded within 100 m, which are included in density estimates, 32 were recorded
in 2012, 29 in 2011, and 34 in 2009 for a total of 38 different species over the three years.
Twenty-four species were recorded in all three years. Species recorded in only one of the two
years were found in low numbers (3 or fewer). Overall species diversity among the three years
was similar, with a Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index value of 2.71 in 2012, 2.79 in 2011, and
2.88 in 2009.
The breeding bird community observed in the study area is typical of environments in southern
New Brunswick. The relatively low species diversity reflects the relatively low diversity and
quality of breeding bird habitat found within and adjacent to the Kent Hills Wind Farm
Expansion, and most of the species are common forest or forest edge species.
Table 3.9 presents the total maximum number and density (# of individuals per ha) of birds
observed during the two breeding bird survey visits (using point counts with a 100 m detection
radius) for each of the three years of surveys (2009, 2011 and 2012). The maximum of the two
visits is used because the individuals recorded during the second survey are likely the same
ones that were recorded during the first survey, so it is assumed that individuals of the same
species are recorded during both visits. Observations that were either more than 100 m from the
observer or had no evidence of breeding, were not used in density calculations. Species not
included in density calculations over the three years of survey included Ruffed Grouse, Barred
Owl, Chimney Swift, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Common Raven, Common
Grackle, and Wilsons Snipe.
While numbers and densities between 2009 and 2011 were relatively unchanged, with
275 individuals (4.36 per ha) recorded in 2009 and 274 individuals (4.34 per ha) in 2011, the
overall number/density increased to 343 individuals (5.44 per ha) in 2012. Red-eyed Vireos, the
second most numerous species, followed this trend, with 41 recorded in 2009, 42 in 2011, and
50 in 2012. Other species with relatively high overall numbers, in addition to being detected at a
high frequency of point count locations, included Ovenbird (49 in 2009 and 75 in 2012; a 53%
increase), Black-throated Blue Warbler (33 and 37; a 12% increase), and Black-throated Green
Warbler (22 and 36; a 64% increase).
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Table 3.10 lists the maximum number and density of birds for each individual point count
location (100 m detection radius) in 2009, 2011 and 2012, sorted by distance to nearest turbine.
For the four point count locations within 200 m of a turbine, there was a decrease in total
numbers and density between 2009 and 2011, ranging from 12% to 56%, however decreases of
greater than 20% were also recorded at survey points located 350, 410 and 770 m from wind
turbines, suggesting these differences may be attributed to survey variability or natural variation.
However, from 2009 to 2012 there was an increase in numbers for three of the four points
located within 200 m of turbines. Beyond the 200 m distance, there is no obvious trend between
2009 and 2011, with changes ranging from a 33% decrease to a 100% increase. At 11 of the
20 breeding bird point count locations, either no change or an increase in total numbers and
density was recorded in 2011 compared to data collected during the 2009 surveys. In
comparison, beyond 200 m, the percent change ranged from -14% and +123% between 2009
and 2012. From 2009 to 2012, 16 of the 20 point counts registered no change or an increase in
total number of birds observed.
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Table 3.9
Maximum Number and Density of Birds Recorded at Point Counts in 2009, 2011, and 2012.
Common Name
Scientific Name
(AC CDC 2012 nomenclature)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Archilochus colubris
Sphyrapicus varius
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Colaptes auratus
Contopus virens
Empidonax alnorum
Empidonax minimus
Vireo solitarius
Vireo olivaceus
Cyanocitta cristata
Poecile atricapillus
Sitta canadensis
Sitta carolinensis
Certhia americana
Troglodytes troglodytes
Regulus satrapa
Catharus ustulatus
Catharus guttatus
Turdus migratorius
Bombycilla cedrorum
Parula americana
Dendroica pensylvanica
Dendroica caerulescens
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica virens
Dendroica fusca
Mniotilta varia
Setophaga ruticilla
Seiurus aurocapilla
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S-Rank
NBDNR Status
Rank
S5B
S5B
S5
S5
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5
S5
S5
S5
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Maximum Number of
Individuals Observed
within 100m
2009
2011
2012
2
2
13
3
7
5
2
1
2
5
7
1
5
2
2
6
2
7
13
6
4
5
2
41
42
50
1
2
1
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
9
6
7
11
1
5
7
7
9
12
14
33
28
37
1
1
22
29
36
5
5
3
1
1
10
18
16
49
45
75
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Table 3.9
Maximum Number and Density of Birds Recorded at Point Counts in 2009, 2011, and 2012.
Common Name
Scientific Name
(AC CDC 2012 nomenclature)
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Oporornis philadelphia
Geothlypis trichas
Melospiza melodia
Melospiza lincolnii
Zonotrichia albicollis
Junco hyemalis
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Carpodacus purpureus
S-Rank
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S5B
S4B
NBDNR Status
Rank
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Secure
Total
Richness
Maximum Number of
Individuals Observed
within 100m
2009
2011
2012
8
9
17
5
4
5
2
2
2
1
3
7
11
8
12
4
7
1
3
1
275
274
343
34
29
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AC CDC S-Ranks:
S1 = Extremely rare throughout its range in the province (typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining
individuals). May be especially vulnerable to extirpation.
S2 = Rare throughout its range in the province (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals). May be vulnerable to
extirpation due to rarity or other factors.
S3 = Uncommon throughout its range in the province, or found only in a restricted range, even if abundant at some
locations (21 to 100 occurrences).
S4 = Usually widespread, fairly common throughout its range in the province, and apparently secure with many
occurrences, but the species is of long-term concern (e.g., watch list) (100+ occurrences).
S5 = Widespread, abundant, and secure, under present conditions
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S Rank Qualifiers:
B = Breeding (Migratory species)
N = Non-breeding (Migratory species)
? = Inexact or uncertain
C = Captive or cultivated
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Table 3.10 Number and Density of Birds in 2009, 2011, and 2012 by Distance from Turbines
Maximum Number
%Change
Density (#/ha)
Distance to Nearest
Turbine (m)
2009
2011
2012
2009-2011
2009-2012
2011-2012
2009
2011
2012
KHE34
150
18
13
21
-28%
17%
62%
5.73
4.14
6.68
KHE21
160
16
13
-56%
-19%
86%
5.09
2.23
4.14
KHE27
160
16
10
18
-38%
13%
80%
5.09
3.18
5.73
KHE25
170
17
15
19
-12%
12%
27%
5.41
4.77
6.05
KHE19
210
15
18
14
20%
-7%
-22%
4.77
5.73
4.46
KHE32
210
15
14
20
-7%
33%
43%
4.77
4.46
6.37
KHE35
230
13
18
17
38%
31%
-6%
4.14
5.73
5.41
KHE07
240
13
21
13
62%
0%
-38%
4.14
6.68
4.14
KHE33
330
17
19
20
12%
18%
5%
5.41
6.05
6.37
KHE15
350
15
10
14
-33%
-7%
40%
4.77
3.18
4.46
KHE09
380
14
16
14
14%
0%
-13%
4.46
5.09
4.46
KHE05
400
10
17
14
70%
40%
-18%
3.18
5.41
4.46
KHE23
410
15
10
15
-33%
0%
50%
4.77
3.18
4.77
KHE03
440
10
11
18
10%
80%
64%
3.18
3.50
5.73
KHE17
520
12
12
13
0%
8%
8%
3.82
3.82
4.14
KHE01
560
12
10
23
-17%
92%
130%
3.82
3.18
7.32
KHE11
580
16
14
100%
75%
-13%
2.55
5.09
4.46
KHE29
620
13
14
29
8%
123%
107%
4.14
4.46
9.23
KHE28
710
12
12
22
0%
83%
83%
3.82
3.82
7.00
KHE13
770
14
11
12
-21%
-14%
9%
4.46
3.50
3.82
275
274
343
-0.4
25%
25%
4.38
4.36
5.46
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Changes in bird density (i.e., actual change in density and percent change in density) from preconstruction (2009) to post-construction (2012), looking at overall differences (regardless of
distance to nearest turbine) and on distance to nearest turbine by distance category (i.e., : near
0 to 250 m, medium 251 to 500 m, far >500 m), were examined using an analysis of variance
(ANOVA), with the results presented in Table 3.11. Results of the ANOVA examining the
changes in densities between the 2009 and 2012 breeding bird survey results indicate that there
was a significant decrease in the overall absolute and percent change in bird density with
increasing distance to nearest turbine (p<0.01), by actual distance, but not by distance category
(Table 3.11). In 2011, there were no significant differences in the absolute or percent change in
bird density by actual distsance or by distance category (Stantec Consulting 2012).
Table 3.11
Std. Dev.
SE of
Mean
Lower 95% CI
for Mean
Upper 95% CI
for Mean
1.54
0.85
1.08
2.13
0.34
0.30
0.44
0.87
0.36
-0.23
-0.38
-0.01
1.80
1.19
1.88
4.46
40.41
17.84
33.22
52.74
9.04
6.31
13.56
21.53
10.01
-4.91
-12.91
5.77
47.84
24.92
56.81
116.48
P-value
8.93
0.005** ()
2.90
0.08
10.24
0.003** ()
3.68
0.05
Note:
* ANOVA conducted based on all samples regardless of distance.
** there was a significant increase in the overall density of birds detected between 2009 and 2012. Similarly, there was a
significant increase in the overall percent change in density between 2009 and 2012.
Appendix G provides a summary of species observations by point count, sorted by the distance
to the nearest turbine. Additional analyses were undertaken for the four most common species,
which are discussed below.
Red-eyed Vireo had a reduction in numbers within 160 m of turbines in 2011 and 2012, but
showed an increase in numbers at greater distances, most notably in 2012, though this trend
was not consistent.
While Ovenbird had its greatest decrease at one of the sites within 160 m of a turbine in both
2011 and 2012, there was no change at the other turbine within 160 m or the 170 m site in
2011, and at greater distances there was no noticeable trend in 2011. That changed in 2012,
when there was no change or an increase in numbers at all of the remaining turbines, with an
overall increase of 53%.
In 2011 Black-throated Blue Warbler numbers were down for the point counts near turbines
(160-170 m), and also decreased at further distances (e.g., 230 to 560 m); the species
rebounded in 2012, with no change overall or increases at 80% of the turbines.
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Black-throated Green Warbler numbers increased from 2009 to 2012 at 12 point counts at
varying distances from turbines, and were unchanged at 7 point counts. Overall, Black-throated
Green Warbler numbers increased by 32% in 2011 and 64% in 2012, as compared to 2009.
Lesser common species such as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Dark-eyed Junco had overall
reductions in density, whether they were close or far from turbines.
Table 3.12 presents the results of an ANOVA of changes in densities of the four most common
species from pre-construction to post-construction. There were significant changes in density
estimates between 2009 and 2012 for Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds. The
density of both these species increased between 2009 and 2012. In 2011, there was only a
significant difference (p<0.05) in the change in density of Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Table 3.12
Black-throated
0.06
Blue Warbler
Black-throated
0.22
Green Warbler
Ovenbird
0.44
Red-eyed
0.14
Vireo
* significant increase
3.3
Std. Dev.
SE of
Mean
Upper 95% CI
for Mean
P-value
20
0.27
0.06
-0.06
0.19
0.52
0.47
20
0.28
0.06
0.09
0.35
8.10
0.007*
19
0.48
0.11
0.21
0.67
7.31
0.01*
20
0.39
0.08
-0.04
0.33
2.50
0.12
No SARA listed Endangered or Threatened species with evidence of breeding were observed
during surveys, nor were any bird species considered Endangered, Threatened, or Special
Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), but
not yet added to Schedule 1 of SARA. Chimney Swift, Threatened under SARA (Schedule 1),
was observed calling and flying through during a point count on July 2, 2011 (Point count #21;
see Figure 2.1). As the observation was a flyover, it was not counted as a potential breeder at
the point count; however the individual was likely breeding in the area, as there is potential
breeding habitat in mature hardwood forest stands surrounding the turbines. Chimney Swift was
confirmed as breeding in 2007 during area searches in the mature hardwood forest between
turbines F5 and E4 (Jacques Whitford 2007). Chimney Swifts have been noted incidentally in
the area during the monitoring program (i.e. in June 2011 and 2012), including near potential
breeding and roosting habitat near nearby homesteads in 2012.
Bird species of conservation concern that have been noted during the monitoring program
include Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Sensitive; CESCC 2011) recorded as a single individual
during the baseline survey and not recorded since, and Eastern Wood-pewee (Special Concern;
COSEWIC 2012). Eastern Wood-pewee was recorded in low numbers in 2009 (five individuals,
each at five points between 170 m and 620 m from turbines), absent in 2011, and had an
individual observation at two turbines in 2012 (greater than 330 m from a turbine).
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The eastern red bat casualty recorded in 2012 is ranked S2? by AC CDC (2012), and has a
general status rank of Undetermined (CESCC 2011).
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CONCLUSION
The 2012 Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion Post-Construction Monitoring Program was
undertaken to assess the direct and indirect effects of operating wind turbines in the Expansion
area on birds and bats, during the second year of operations. Direct effects were assessed
through weekly casualty surveys at 10 turbines over a 27-week period from mid-April to midOctober. Indirect effects (i.e., displacement or habitat avoidance) were assessed by repeating
the breeding bird point count surveys that were conducted in 2009 during pre-construction
conditions and 2011 in the first year of operation.
The results of Year 2 monitoring of the Expansion yielded low mortality rates. Similar numbers
were recorded for the initial phase of the wind farm and first year of the Expansion. In total, four
bird carcasses and one bat carcass were found during the 2012 casualty searches. As
discussed in Section 3.3, the bat found during casualty searches, an eastern red bat (Lasiurus
borealis), has an undetermined general status, with an S-Rank of S2?; whereas the bird species
found as casualties are common in the region. No raptors were recorded as casualties. When
the mortality estimate correction equation was applied to these numbers, taking into account
scavenger impact data, searcher efficiency trial results, and percent area searched calculations,
the estimated number of bird and bat mortalities for the 27-week monitoring period in 2012 was
1.01 birds per turbine, or 0.34 birds per MW; as well as 0.23 bats per turbine, or 0.08 bats per
MW. These numbers are similar to the estimated mortality rates in 2009 and 2010 for the Kent
Hills Wind Farm, but lower as compared to 2011 results (Table 4.1).
Table 4.1
Program
Initial Phase
Expansion
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
Casualties Per MW
Birds
Bats
0.33
0.14
0.13
0.03
0.47
0.32
0.34
0.08
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Avian mortality studies from 14 North American facilities were reviewed by Arnett et al. (2007).
Corrected avian mortality estimates ranged from 0.63 to 7.7 birds per turbine or 0.95 to 11.7 bird
casualties per MW. Arnett et al. (2008) reviewed bat studies from 22 North American wind
facilities, and found that corrected estimates of bat mortality rates ranged from 0.1 to 69.6 bats
per turbine or 0.2 to 53.3 bats per MW across North America.
The Mars Hill Wind Farm is situated approximately 240 km west-southwest of the Kent Hills
Wind Farm. Fatalities at the Mars Hill Wind Farm were 2.04 birds per turbine and 0.68 bats per
turbine (Stantec Consulting Inc. 2009a). It should be noted, however, that methodologies
differed between the Expansion 2012 monitoring protocol and the Mars Hill 2008 monitoring
protocol.
The Stetson Mountain Windfarms (Stetson I and Stetson II), also located approximately 240 km
west in Maine, have undergone similar post-construction monitoring programs since 2009.
Monitoring of Stetson I in 2009 and 2011, involved weekly surveys at 19 of the 38 turbines over
27 consecutive weeks. Estimates of fatalities were 2.68 birds and 1.40 bats per MW per year in
2009 (Stantec Consulting Inc. 2009b) and 1.18 birds and 0.28 bats per MW per year in 2011
(Normandeau Associates, Inc. 2011). Monitoring of the 17-turbine Stetson II facility in 2010
produced fatatlity estimates of 1.42 birds and 1.65 bats per MW per study year (Normandeau
Associates, Inc. 2010).
With regards to the breeding bird surveys, observations made during the breeding season are
comparable to those made during pre-construction surveys in 2009 and the operation surveys in
2011, and are typical of the area. Overall bird numbers and species diversity remained fairly
consistent, although there was a notable increase in overall numbers in 2012.
Changes in bird density (i.e., actual change in density and percent change in density) from preconstruction (2009) to post-construction (2011 and 2012), based on distance to nearest turbine
(i.e., separately by actual distance in metres and by distance category: near 0-250m, medium
251-500m, far >500m), were examined using an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results of the
ANOVA examining the changes in densities between the 2009 and 2012 breeding bird survey
results indicate that there was a significant difference in the absolute and percent change in bird
density with distance to nearest turbine (p<0.01), by actual distance, differing from the results
from 2011 where there were no significant differences. Results of an ANOVA of changes in
densities of the four most common species (Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Ovenbird and Red-eyed Vireo) from pre-construction to post-construction (2012),
based on the distance to nearest turbine, found a significant increase (p<0.05) in the density of
Black-throated Green Warbler and Ovenbird between 2009 and 2012.
Impacts to birds and migrating bats were expected to be low following the results of the preconstruction monitoring work at the Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion; the results of the postconstruction monitoring program in 2011 and 2012 support that conclusion. The total estimated
annual mortality rates for 2011 and 2012 fall within the lower end of the reported range of
estimated mortalities at wind farms throughout North America and Canada.
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This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of TransAlta and its
representatives for the Expansion. This review only represents the literature available at the
time of its preparation. The conclusions presented herein represent the best judgment of
Stantec based on current knowledge and standards. Stantec attests that to the best of our
knowledge, the information presented in this report is accurate.
Sincerely,
STANTEC CONSULTING LTD.
(Draft not signed)
February 7, 2013
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APPENDIX A
Protocol
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Protocol
Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion
Post-Construction
Bird and Bat Monitoring
April 2011
TransAlta Corporation
110 - 12th Avenue S.W.
Box 1900, Station M
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2M1
(403) 267-2000
www.transalta.com
Introduction
TransAlta Corp. (TransAlta) has developed the Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion (the
Project) in Albert County, New Brunswick. This Project was subject to the Clean
Environment Act, and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) registration was
undertaken. TransAlta received a Certificate of Determination for this EIA on December
18, 2009. One of the conditions of approval was the undertaking of post-construction
monitoring of bird and bat resources at the site. This document presents a protocol for
this follow-up program, incorporating comments from Environment Canada/Canadian
Wildlife Service (EC) and the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources
(NBDNR), following their review of an earlier draft dated January 2010.
Background
For the Kent Hills Wind Farm New Brunswick EIA registration, and subsequent
Environmental Assessment (EA) Report to support a Screening under the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), extensive fieldwork, consultation and analysis
was undertaken. This included a thorough characterization of the natural environment at
the site of the original Kent Hills Wind Farm and Expansion, including vegetation, birds
and other vertebrate species. Specifically, for the original application, bird surveys were
carried out onsite for seven seasons (spring, summer and fall of 2006; winter, spring,
summer and fall 2007). For the Expansion Project application, a 2008 fall bird migration
study was completed focusing on the Expansion (G-row and H-Row) part of the Study
Area, to supplement the 2006 and 2007 data.
Habitat
The Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion is located in the Southern New Brunswick Uplands
Ecoregion of the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone, in eastern New Brunswick. Kent Hills is
located 5 km northeast of Fundy National Park. The site is situated on a plateau and is
irregularly shaped, approximately 12 km long and as much as 5.5 km wide. The land is
currently owned by the province (Crown Land), and there are logging roads to and
through the site which are frequently used by ATV drivers. The Study Area is located
between elevation 350 m and 400 m. The habitat within the Project boundaries is
predominately mixed or hardwood forest, with some nursery/plantation areas. Much of
the habitat is young, with numerous clear-cuts at various stages of regeneration.
Birds
As part of the original EIA Report a field program was employed to collect data on birds
in the Primary Study Area, with emphasis on migrating birds. A migration monitoring
program was undertaken in the spring (April/May) and autumn (September/October) of
2006. Additionally, breeding bird surveys were conducted within the Primary Study Area
in June 2006. The results of these surveys were presented in the original EIA report.
Supplemental surveys were also conducted in the breeding and fall migration seasons in
2007. A migration and breeding bird monitoring report for the 2007 surveys was
provided in the response to TRC Comments.
April 2011
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As follow up to the 2006 and 2007 bird monitoring programs, a 2008 fall bird migration
study was completed focusing on the Expansion (G-row and H-Row) part of the Study
Area, to supplement the 2006 and 2007 data.
Post-construction bird and bat monitoring was conducted at the Kent Hills Wind Farm in
2009 and 2010. Indirect effects (i.e. displacement, habitat avoidance) were assessed in
2009 by replication of the breeding bird point count surveys that were undertaken during
pre-construction (baseline) conditions. Direct effects (mortality) to birds and bats were
assessed in 2009 and 2010 through carcass searches around a subset of 20 of the 32
wind turbines during the 26 week monitoring period.
Scope of Monitoring
TransAlta has committed to undertaking up to two years of focused post-construction
monitoring, with a commitment to assess the results of the first year of monitoring in
cooperation with EC and NBDNR to determine the need for the second year.
Monitoring will focus on the assessment of direct effects to birds and bats and indirect
effects to birds of operating wind turbines in the Kent Hills Wind Farm Expansion.
Indirect effects will be assessed through repeating the breeding bird point count surveys
to compare pre-construction conditions with those during the first year or two years of
Project operation. Direct effects to birds and bats will be monitored by carcass searches
at 10 wind turbine sites in the Expansion area.
The spatial extent of the post-construction monitoring will include the extent of the Kent
Hills Wind farm Expansion as constructed. Temporally, bird and bat casualty surveys will
be undertaken during the spring, summer and fall, as outlined below.
Survey Methodology
The survey methodology outlined below is considered appropriate for this Project, and is
based on standardized and tested methodology of surveys completed at other TransAlta
operational projects and other wind energy facilities. Consideration was given to
Environment Canadas protocol guidance document (Environment Canada 2007) during
the drafting of this protocol.
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noted for later use in correcting for the percent area searched in estimating the total
mortality.
Searching will be efficient through the use of two people and a rope 57 m in length. This
methodology has proven very effective for casualty searches at TransAltas
Summerview Wind Farm. One observer is situated at the end of the rope and another is
situated 7 m from the end of the rope (57 m and 50 m from the turbine base,
respectively). As the observers walk together in a circle around the base of the turbine,
keeping the rope taut, the rope wraps around the turbine base, thus creating a spiral
search path, which continues until the observers are at the base of the turbine. This
method allows the observers to focus on searching for bird and bat casualties without
being distracted by following flagged paths or prescribed search areas. This method was
used during the casualty searches in 2009 and 2010 at the Kent Hills Wind Farm.
Each carcass detected will be identified to species, aged and sexed in the field if
possible (using Pyle (1997) or other sources), or retained for future identification, ageing
and sexing. (Note: appropriate federal and provincial scientific collection permits will be
obtained from EC and NBDNR if specimens are to be retained.) The location of each
carcass will be recorded using a handheld GPS, and the condition of the carcass (Table
1) and probable cause of death (with rationale for the determination) will be noted.
Carcasses of bats and birds will be removed from the sampling area to avoid attracting
scavengers, and assuming the appropriate permits are obtained, specimens will be
made available to NB Museum and university staff for examination and/or necropsy.
In light of the recent discovery of White-nose Syndrome in Albert County NB, all bat
carcasses discovered during the 2011 monitoring program will be delivered to the NB
Museum. Subsequent analyses (conducted by Museum staff) may help to further the
understanding of the distribution or spatial extent of bats infected with the White-nose
disease.
Table 1. Carcass condition categories.
Code
Description
M
F
R
D
Injured or moribund.
Freshly dead with little or no decay or scavenging by insects; probably died within 48 hours.
Recently dead but with noticeable decay or scavenging by insects; probably died within 1-7 days.
Decomposed carcass, barely recognizable or not recognizable to species; probably dead more
than 7 days.
Residual remains, such as feathers, bones, blood or other scraps of tissue.
In addition to bird and bat carcasses, any injured or moribund individuals will be
recorded in the same fashion as above for fatalities. These moribund individuals will be
humanely euthanized (the appropriate permit will be obtained from the relevant agency).
Circumstantial evidence of bird or bat casualty (e.g., feathers, blood spots) will be noted,
geo-referenced and identified to species if possible (in the case of bird feathers).
To assess the influence of scavenging on carcass removal in each season, a sample of
carcasses (such as chicks, quails and chickens obtained from suppliers) will be placed in
similar habitat at least 500m away from any sample station and checked daily for a
period of a week, or until all of the carcasses have been scavenged. Results of this test
will be used to correct mortality estimates for the effect of carcass removal by
scavengers.
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Searcher efficiency trials are designed to correct for carcasses that may be overlooked
by searchers during the survey periods. To facilitate this correction, trial carcasses will
be placed within the search area prior to the regular search by someone other than
searchers. Searcher efficiency trials will be done blindly, in that searchers will not know
they are being tested. After the regular search, the person doing the trial will return to
the search areas and retrieve any overlooked trial carcasses. Collected trial carcasses
will be removed from the actual mortalities during calculations of the total mortality
estimate. Searchers will walk following the searching method noted above. Each
searcher will walk the search path noting the location of carcasses. This test will provide
a measure of variability between searchers and searching success for the study team,
offering an overall estimate of the efficiency of the searching methodology.
These trials will be repeated in each season of sampling to address inter-seasonal
variability in scavenging removal and searcher efficiency rates (due to vegetation cover
differences).
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Literature Cited
Environment Canada. 2007. Recommended Protocols for Monitoring Impacts of Wind
Turbines on Birds. April 2007.
Pyle, P. 1997. Identification guide to North American birds - part 1. Slate Creek Press,
Bolinas, CA.
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APPENDIX B
Wildlife Collection Permits
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APPENDIX C
Detailed Calculations
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CALCULATIONS SUMMARIES
The methodologies for calculating Scavenger Impact Trial value, the overall weighted Searcher
Efficiency values, the Percent Area Searched and the final Corrected Mortality Estimate value
are illustrated below.
SEARCHER EFFICIENCY TRIAL CALCULATION
Searcher efficiency (Se) was calculated for each search team using the following equation:
Se =
Searchers searched varying numbers of turbines over the course of the casualty surveys, and it
was necessary to find a weighted average which reflected the proportion of turbines each
search team searched. This weighted average, or overall searcher efficiency, was calculated as
follows:
Seo
Se1 and 2 and
3...
The overall searcher efficiency was calculated separately for each season that the casualty
surveys ran (Table C1).
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Table C1
Date
Survey
Team
Number of
Carcasses
Placed
Number
Scavenged
Number
overlooked
Number of
carcasses
found
Se(team)
T1
Avg
30-Apr
30-Apr
4-Jun
4-Jun
HF/TJK
JAB/TJK
RB/JAB
RB/TJK
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
2
8
6
8
8
0.800
0.600
0.800
0.800
15
15
15
45
90
0.1667
0.1667
0.1667
0.5000
1.0000
Season
Spring
(mid-Apr to
mid-Jun)
Total
Summer
(mid-Jun to mid-Aug)
Trial conducted 25-Jun
Fall
(mid-Aug to mid-Oct)
Trial conducted 3-Sept
Overall
(1)
Se (Season)
0.1333
0.1000
0.1333
0.4000
0.7667
RB/TJK
20
15
0.750
90
0.7500
RB/TJK
20
11
0.450
90
0.4500
HF/TJK
JAB/TJK
RB/JAB
RB/TJK
RB/TJK
RB/TJK
10
10
10
10
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
2
5
11
8
6
8
8
15
9
0.800
0.6000
0.800
0.800
0.7500
0.4500
15
15
15
45
90
90
270
Total
T1
Total turbines searched per team for Season
Avg(1)
Total turbines searched per team/Total turbines searched per season
Se (team) = the searcher efficiency of each team
Se (season) = the searcher efficiency for the season.
Se (season) [Avg(1)][Se(team)]
0.0556
0.0556
0.0556
0.1667
0.3333
0.3333
0.675
0.0444
0.0333
0.0444
0.1333
0.2500
0.1500
0.6556
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Ps = area searched
r2
where r = 50 m
In this equation, area searched refers to the unvegetated, searchable areas within the 50 m
radius searched, and r is the radius corresponding to the size of the area Environment Canada
identified as most likely to find the carcasses.
Since the searchable area around a turbine varied per turbine, the weighted average Ps of all
searched turbines (weighted by total number of searches for each turbine) was used in the
correction equation. The area searched around each turbine was determined using a GPS to
map out the approximate limits of the area searched. Using ArcInfo, this area was calculated for
each turbine, and is presented in Table C2, along with the percent area searched for each
turbine.
Table C2 Searchable Area and Percent Area Searched for Each Turbine
Turbine
Searchable Area (m )
E3
5905.3
E5
5595.2
E6**
4622.9
E8
5329.6
G1
5462.5
H1
5400.9
H3
5597.7
H5
4876.3
H7
4828.3
H8
5636.6
I1
3885.9
* Ps (turbine) is the percent area searched for a particular turbine.
** alternate turbine
Ps (turbine)*
0.7539
0.7143
0.5902
0.6804
0.6973
0.6895
0.7146
0.6225
0.6164
0.7196
0.4961
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Table C3
Season
Spring
Summer
Fall
S1
Avg(1)
Ps
Avg
0.0778
0.1000
0.0222
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
1.0000
(1)
Ps
0.0586
0.0714
0.0131
0.0680
0.0697
0.0689
0.0715
0.0623
0.0616
0.0720
0.0496
0.6688
Total
9
8
2
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
90
0.1000
0.0889
0.0222
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
1.0000
0.0754
0.0635
0.0131
0.0605
0.0697
0.0689
0.0715
0.0623
0.0616
0.0720
0.0496
0.6681
Total
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
90
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
0.1000
1.0000
0.0754
0.0714
0.0680
0.0697
0.0689
0.0715
0.0623
0.0616
0.0720
0.0496
0.6704
Turbine
E3
E5
E6
E8
G1
H1
H3
H5
H7
H8
I1
Total
E3
E5
E6
E8
G1
H1
H3
H5
H7
H8
I1
E3
E5
E8
G1
H1
H3
H5
H7
H8
I1
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is the corrected number of bird or bat mortalities for the entire expansion;
Se
Sc
Ps
Corrected bird mortality estimates and bat mortality estimates are calculated separately per
season, and are provided below in Tables C4 and C5. Because different searchers worked for
differing lengths of time, their efficiencies are weighted by season, then added together for the
overall 27-week monitoring period. Searcher efficiency and scavenger trials, and percent area
searched are all used for the correction of bird and bat mortality estimates.
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Table C4
3.63
8.35
7.01
Casualties
per turbine
0.20
0.46
0.39
Casualties
Per MW
0.07
0.15
0.13
18.20
1.01
0.34
Casualties
Per MW
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.08
Season
Se
Sc
Ps
K/n
Spring
Summer
Fall
0.7667
0.7500
0.4500
0.9688
0.8605
0.8511
0.6668
0.6681
0.6704
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1
2
1
Overall
0.6556
0.9026
0.6684
1.8000
n=10; K=18
Note:
Se = searcher efficiency
Sc = proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the search period
Ps = percent of the area searched
K = number of turbines in the Expansion
n = number of turbines searched in any given week
c = number of carcasses found;
C =corrected number of bird casualties for the entire expansion
Table C5
Season
Se
Sc
Ps
K/n
Spring
Summer
Fall
0.7667
0.7500
0.4500
0.9688
0.8605
0.8511
0.6668
0.6681
0.6704
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
0
1
0
0.00
4.18
0.00
Casualties
Per Turbine
0.00
0.23
0.00
Overall
0.6556
0.9026
0.6684
1.8000
4.55
0.25
n=10; K=18
Note:
Se = searcher efficiency
Sc = proportion of carcasses not removed by scavengers over the search period
Ps = percent of the area searched
K = number of turbines in the Expansion
n = number of turbines searched in any given week
c = number of carcasses found;
C = corrected number of bird casualties for the entire expansion
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APPENDIX D
Field Data Collection Forms
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Date
, 2012
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Job # 121810629
Observers:
Comments:_________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Date
, 2012
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Job # 121810629
Observers:
Comments:_________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Turbine ID ______
Temp: ______ C
Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________
Project Number___121810629__________
Temperature ___________________
Weather
Wind Condition_______________________
Wind Direction :
N
NNE
Precipitation
None Fog
NE
ENE
ESE
SE
SSE
SSW
SW
WSW
WNW
NW
NNW
Visibility _______________
Carcass Information:
Carcass ID example (Year-Month-Day)-(Searcher Initials)-(Turbine Number-Carcass Letter)
Carcass ID #
Turbine Tower #
UTM of Specimen Location
Distance and Direction to Nearest Turbine
Substrate Specimen Found In
Adjacent Structures (i.e. fence, power line,
substation) and Approximate Distance from
Specimen
Sex
Age Class
Carcass Condition Code
Keeled Calcar Present?
YES
NO
Toe Hairs Longer than Toes Nails?
YES
NO
Dorsal Tail Membrane Densely Furred?
YES
NO
Measurements (in mm)
Tragus:
Forearm:
Foot:
Species ID
Categories of Carcass Condition
CODE
M
Description
Injured or moribund
Freshly dead with little or no decay or scavenging by insects; probably died within 48 hours
Recently dead but with noticeable decay or scavenging by insects; probably died within 1-7 days
Decomposed carcass, barely recognizable or not recognizable to species; probably dead more than 7 days
Comments:_________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wind Direction :
N
NNE
NE
Precipitation
None Fog
Carcass Type
Native Bird
Poultry
Rat
Native Bird
Poultry
ENE
ESE
SE
SSE
SSW
Poultry
Turbine
Number
Location Description
(cleared area, grassy area, on gravel
access road, within crops, etc)
Poultry
Poultry
Rat
WNW
NW
NNW
Visibility ______________________
Rat
Native Bird
Rat
Native Bird
WSW
Rat
Native Bird
SW
10
Site name
easting
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
northing
507
507
507
507
507
507
507
507
507
507
bait type
Date
SO
Scavenger Codes
SO - Set out
NC - No Change
PB - Partially buried
P - Partial remains
R - Remnants
G - Gone
SO
SO
SO
SO
SO
Notes
* barely recognizable
** beetles or slugs present
SO
SO
SO
SO
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APPENDIX E
Mortality Surveys Results
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Table E1
Carcass ID#
UTM Coordinates
(NAD83 Zone 20;
Easting, Northing)
Bird/
Bat
Species
Carcass
Condition
Distance from
turbine (m)
Direction
to Turbine
Substrate Type
14-May-12
I1
2012-05-14-RB,JB-I1-A
348642, 5071459
Bird
Northern Parula
23.2
SSW
gravel
18-Jun-12
I1
2012-06-18-RB,TK-I1-A
354116, 5010609
Bird
Red-eyed Vireo
0.23
SSW
concrete base
30-Jul-12
E3
2012-07-30-RB,TK-E3-A
352819, 5072681
Bird
35.1
ENE
gravel
7-Aug-12
I1
2012-08-07-RB,TL-I1-A
348628, 5072325
Bat
15.9
SE
gravel
20-Aug-12
H8
2012-08-20-RB,TK-H8-A
349335, 5068538
Bird
unidentified vireo
1.15
SW
concrete base
Date
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APPENDIX F
Breeding Bird Surveys Results
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
50 to 100m
>100m
Site #
Table F1
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Northern Parula
Parula americana
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
01
6/15/2009
8:52
20
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
01
7/1/2009
6:54
15
100
Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
01
7/1/2009
6:54
15
100
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
7/1/2009
6:54
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
01
7/1/2009
6:54
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
01
7/1/2009
6:54
15
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
01
6/7/2011
8:21
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Dendroica virens
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
01
6/28/2011
6:43
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Dendroica virens
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
01
6/15/2012
7:05
12
None
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Dendroica caerulescens
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Dendroica virens
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
01
6/29/2012
8:44
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
03
6/15/2009
8:19
20
100
Fog
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
7/1/2009
7:26
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
Table F1
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
03
6/7/2011
8:47
100
Fog
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Dendroica virens
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
6/28/2011
6:16
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Dendroica caerulescens
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
Site #
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/15/2012
7:33
12
40
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Dendroica caerulescens
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Dendroica virens
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
03
6/29/2012
8:22
14
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
05
6/15/2009
7:50
14
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
05
7/1/2009
7:50
15
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Northern Parula
Parula americana
05
6/7/2011
9:15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Dendroica virens
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
1
1
1
<50m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
>100m
Site #
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
05
6/28/2011
5:50
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Dendroica caerulescens
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Dendroica virens
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
05
6/15/2012
7:56
12
30
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Dendroica caerulescens
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Dendroica virens
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
05
6/29/2012
7:55
14
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Counts
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
>100m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
07
6/15/2009
6:51
14
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
Dendroica virens
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
07
7/3/2009
6:11
14
30
Light Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Dendroica virens
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
07
6/7/2011
6:25
(blank)
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
07
6/28/2011
8:30
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
07
6/15/2012
6:53
10
60
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
Dendroica caerulescens
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
07
7/1/2012
6:02
17
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Dendroica virens
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
6/16/2009
7:55
15
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Dendroica virens
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Counts
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
50 to 100m
Common Name
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
Site #
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
7/9/2009
6:05
10
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Dendroica virens
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
6/8/2011
7:48
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Dendroica virens
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
6/29/2011
7:03
14-17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
6/18/2012
6:27
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Dendroica caerulescens
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Dendroica virens
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
09
7/1/2012
6:58
17
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
11
6/16/2009
6:45
None
Dendroica caerulescens
11
6/16/2009
6:45
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
11
6/16/2009
6:45
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
6/16/2009
6:45
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Dendroica virens
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
7/6/2009
6:16
12
100
Light Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
(blank)
(blank)
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
7/9/2009
7:12
10
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Dendroica caerulescens
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Dendroica virens
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Common Raven
Corvus corax
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
6/8/2011
6:40
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
Dendroica caerulescens
Counts
>100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
Dendroica virens
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
6/29/2011
7:55
14-17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
11
6/13/2012
6:28
10
None
(blank)
(blank)
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
50 to 100m
Common Name
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
11
6/29/2012
6:05
13
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
(blank)
(blank)
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
Dendroica virens
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
13
6/16/2009
5:58
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Dendroica virens
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
13
7/9/2009
6:50
10
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Dendroica caerulescens
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Dendroica virens
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
13
6/8/2011
5:44
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
13
6/29/2011
8:43
17
90
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
13
6/29/2011
8:43
17
90
None
Dendroica caerulescens
13
6/29/2011
8:43
17
90
None
Dendroica virens
13
6/29/2011
8:43
17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
6/29/2011
8:43
17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
13
6/13/2012
5:38
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
13
6/13/2012
5:38
10
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
13
6/13/2012
5:38
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
13
6/13/2012
5:38
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
6/13/2012
5:38
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
Dendroica caerulescens
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
Dendroica virens
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
13
6/29/2012
6:52
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Dendroica caerulescens
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Dendroica virens
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
6/16/2009
7:08
None
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Dendroica virens
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
7/6/2009
5:53
12
100
Light Fog
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Dendroica virens
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
<50m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
7/9/2009
7:36
10
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
15
6/8/2011
7:07
None
Dendroica caerulescens
15
6/8/2011
7:07
None
Dendroica virens
15
6/8/2011
7:07
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
15
6/8/2011
7:07
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
6/8/2011
7:07
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
6/29/2011
7:33
14-17
90
None
Dendroica virens
15
6/29/2011
7:33
14-17
90
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
15
6/29/2011
7:33
14-17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
6/29/2011
7:33
14-17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Dendroica virens
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
15
6/13/2012
7:46
10
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Dendroica virens
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
15
6/29/2012
5:42
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Dendroica caerulescens
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Dendroica virens
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Wilson's Snipe
(blank)
17
6/16/2009
6:21
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
(blank)
(blank)
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Dendroica virens
Counts
1
2
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
7/9/2009
6:30
10
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Dendroica caerulescens
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Dendroica virens
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
6/8/2011
6:12
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
(blank)
(blank)
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
Dendroica virens
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Counts
50 to 100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
6/29/2011
8:20
17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
6/13/2012
6:02
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
17
6/13/2012
6:02
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
17
6/13/2012
6:02
10
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
17
6/13/2012
6:02
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
6/13/2012
6:02
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Dendroica caerulescens
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Dendroica virens
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
17
6/29/2012
6:30
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
19
6/18/2009
5:44
10
None
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Dendroica virens
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Common Raven
Corvus corax
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
19
7/8/2009
7:37
13
20
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Dendroica caerulescens
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Dendroica virens
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
<50m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
19
6/11/2011
7:44
5-8
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
7/2/2011
6:05
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Dendroica caerulescens
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Dendroica virens
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
6/12/2012
7:43
11
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
19
6/25/2012
5:54
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
19
6/25/2012
5:54
13
None
Dendroica virens
19
6/25/2012
5:54
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
19
6/25/2012
5:54
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Dendroica virens
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
6/18/2009
6:47
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Dendroica virens
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
7/8/2009
6:41
13
20
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Dendroica caerulescens
Counts
50 to 100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Dendroica virens
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
21
6/11/2011
6:45
5-8
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
7/2/2011
6:50
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
21
7/2/2011
6:50
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
21
7/2/2011
6:50
15
100
Fog
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
21
7/2/2011
6:50
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
7/2/2011
6:50
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
Dendroica caerulescens
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
Dendroica virens
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
21
6/12/2012
6:51
11
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
Dendroica virens
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
21
6/25/2012
6:45
13
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
23
6/18/2009
7:14
10
None
Dendroica virens
23
6/18/2009
7:14
10
None
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
23
6/18/2009
7:14
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
23
6/18/2009
7:14
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
23
6/18/2009
7:14
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Dendroica virens
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Common Raven
Corvus corax
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
23
7/8/2009
6:17
13
20
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
23
6/11/2011
6:20
5-8
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
23
6/11/2011
6:20
5-8
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
23
6/11/2011
6:20
5-8
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
>100m
Site #
23
6/11/2011
6:20
5-8
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
23
7/2/2011
7:12
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
23
7/2/2011
7:12
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
23
7/2/2011
7:12
15
100
Fog
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
23
7/2/2011
7:12
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
23
7/2/2011
7:12
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Dendroica caerulescens
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Dendroica virens
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
23
6/12/2012
6:25
11
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
23
6/25/2012
7:10
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
23
6/25/2012
7:10
13
None
Dendroica virens
23
6/25/2012
7:10
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
23
6/25/2012
7:10
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
23
6/25/2012
7:10
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
50 to 100m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Dendroica virens
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
25
6/18/2009
7:40
10
None
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Dendroica virens
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Common Raven
Corvus corax
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
25
7/8/2009
5:55
13
20
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Dendroica caerulescens
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Dendroica virens
Counts
50 to 100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
25
6/11/2011
5:55
5-8
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
25
7/2/2011
7:37
15
100
Fog
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Dendroica caerulescens
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Dendroica virens
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
6/12/2012
5:53
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Dendroica virens
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
25
6/25/2012
7:35
13
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Dendroica virens
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
27
6/18/2009
6:17
10
None
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
27
7/8/2009
7:10
13
20
None
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
27
6/11/2011
7:14
5-8
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
27
6/11/2011
7:14
5-8
None
Dendroica virens
27
6/11/2011
7:14
5-8
None
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
27
6/11/2011
7:14
5-8
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
27
6/11/2011
7:14
5-8
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Northern Parula
Parula americana
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
7/2/2011
6:27
15
100
Fog
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Counts
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Dendroica caerulescens
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Dendroica virens
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
27
6/12/2012
7:16
11
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Dendroica caerulescens
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Dendroica virens
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
27
6/25/2012
6:21
13
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
28
6/16/2009
8:11
15
None
Dendroica caerulescens
28
6/16/2009
8:11
15
None
Dendroica virens
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
Site #
28
6/16/2009
8:11
15
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
6/16/2009
8:11
15
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
28
7/4/2009
6:39
14
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
28
6/8/2011
8:15
None
Dendroica caerulescens
28
6/8/2011
8:15
None
Dendroica virens
28
6/8/2011
8:15
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
28
6/8/2011
8:15
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
6/8/2011
8:15
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Dendroica caerulescens
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Dendroica virens
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
6/29/2011
6:44
14-17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Dendroica caerulescens
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Dendroica virens
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
6/18/2012
6:47
None
Red-eyed Vireo
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
Dendroica virens
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
28
7/1/2012
7:17
17
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
6/16/2009
8:35
15
None
Dendroica caerulescens
29
6/16/2009
8:35
15
None
Dendroica virens
29
6/16/2009
8:35
15
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
29
6/16/2009
8:35
15
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
6/16/2009
8:35
15
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
<50m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
1
2
Vireo olivaceus
Dendroica caerulescens
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Northern Parula
Parula americana
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
7/4/2009
6:11
14
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Dendroica caerulescens
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Dendroica virens
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
6/8/2011
8:36
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Dendroica caerulescens
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Dendroica virens
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
6/29/2011
6:25
14-17
90
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Dendroica caerulescens
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Dendroica virens
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Counts
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
6/18/2012
7:06
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Dendroica caerulescens
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Dendroica virens
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
29
7/1/2012
7:39
17
None
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
32
6/15/2009
10:04
20
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Dendroica virens
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
32
7/1/2009
6:06
15
100
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Dendroica virens
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Counts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
32
6/7/2011
5:55
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Dendroica virens
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
32
6/28/2011
8:55
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Dendroica caerulescens
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Dendroica virens
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Counts
50 to 100m
>100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
32
6/15/2012
5:33
10
60
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Dendroica caerulescens
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Dendroica virens
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
32
7/1/2012
6:25
17
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
6/15/2009
6:23
14
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Dendroica virens
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
7/3/2009
6:35
14
30
Light Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
6/7/2011
6:55
(blank)
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Dendroica caerulescens
Counts
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
6/28/2011
8:03
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Dendroica caerulescens
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Dendroica virens
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
6/15/2012
6:17
10
60
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Dendroica caerulescens
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Counts
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
>100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
33
7/1/2012
5:40
16
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
6/15/2009
7:20
14
Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Dendroica virens
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
7/3/2009
5:45
14
30
Light Fog
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
34
6/7/2011
7:25
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Dendroica virens
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
<50m
Table F1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
<50m
50 to 100m
Site #
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
34
6/28/2011
7:35
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
34
6/14/2012
6:15
14
100
MIST
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Dendroica caerulescens
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Dendroica virens
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Counts
50 to 100m
<50m
Common Name
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Northern Parula
Parula americana
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
34
6/29/2012
7:41
15
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Dendroica caerulescens
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
35
6/15/2009
9:21
20
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Counts
50 to 100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
50 to 100m
Common Name
<50m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Zonotrichia albicollis
Dendroica pensylvanica
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Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
35
7/1/2009
6:37
15
100
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
35
6/7/2011
7:52
Fog
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Counts
>100m
50 to 100m
2nd 5 Minutes
<50m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
>100m
Table F1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Survey Date
Survey #
Survey Start
Temp. (C)
Precipitation
Site #
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
35
6/28/2011
7:08
14-20
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Dendroica virens
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
35
6/15/2012
6:43
11
60
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
35
6/29/2012
9:02
14
None
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Counts
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
>100m
<50m
2nd 5 Minutes
>100m
<50m
Common Name
50 to 100m
1st 5 Minutes
Scientific Name (AC CDC
2012 nomenclature)
50 to 100m
Table F1
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APPENDIX G
Breeding Bird Summary of Species by Point Count Location
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Table G1
Breeding Bird Summary of Species by Point Count Location (Within 100 m, Excluding Flyovers)
Total
Count
Number of Individuals Recorded within 100 m by Distance to Turbine (m) and Site Number
Bird Species Common
Name
Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
Year
150
160
160
170
210
210
230
240
330
350
380
400
410
440
520
560
580
620
710
770
34
21
27
25
19
32
35
33
15
23
17
11
29
28
13
2009
2012
2009
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
2011
2012
2009
2011
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
White-breasted Nuthatch
5
2
1
2
2012
1
1
2012
2011
2012
2
2
6
2
2011
2012
2
3
1
2011
2012
13
6
1
3
2011
1
2
2
7
1
1
2009
4
1
1
2
2
41
42
50
2009
2011
1
2
2009
1
2009
1
3
2012
2012
2012
2009
2011
13
3
1
1
2012
Red-breasted Nuthatch
2009
Black-capped Chickadee
2
1
2009
Blue Jay
1
1
2011
2012
Red-eyed Vireo
2009
2009
Blue-headed Vireo
2009
Least Flycatcher
2012
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
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Table G1
Breeding Bird Summary of Species by Point Count Location (Within 100 m, Excluding Flyovers)
Total
Count
Number of Individuals Recorded within 100 m by Distance to Turbine (m) and Site Number
Bird Species Common
Name
Year
150
160
160
170
210
210
230
240
330
350
380
400
410
440
520
560
580
620
710
770
34
21
27
25
19
32
35
33
15
23
17
11
29
28
13
2009
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
2011
2012
Winter Wren
1
1
1
2011
2012
2011
1
1
2009
1
1
2012
2009
2009
Black-throated Green
Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
1
2
2009
2011
2012
6
7
1
2
11
1
1
1
2012
7
7
9
2011
28
37
2009
2011
2009
14
2
1
2009
2011
2012
2
3
2
1
1
2
22
29
36
5
2011
2012
2009
2011
2012
33
2011
12
2009
2012
Blackburnian Warbler
4
4
2011
2012
Yellow-rumped Warbler
1
1
1
1
2011
2009
Black-throated Blue
Warbler
2012
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Hermit Thrush
Northern Parula
2009
2009
Cedar Waxwing
2009
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
1
1
1
2
1
10
18
16
KENT HILLS WIND FARM EXPANSION 2012 (YEAR 2) POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Table G1
Breeding Bird Summary of Species by Point Count Location (Within 100 m, Excluding Flyovers)
Total
Count
Number of Individuals Recorded within 100 m by Distance to Turbine (m) and Site Number
Bird Species Common
Name
150
160
160
170
210
210
230
240
330
350
380
400
410
440
520
560
580
620
710
770
34
21
27
25
19
32
35
33
15
23
17
11
29
28
13
2009
49
2011
45
75
17
Year
Ovenbird
2012
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
2009
2011
2012
2009
2011
2012
2011
2012
2009
2011
2012
2009
2011
2012
2009
11
2012
1
1
8
1
2009
2012
4
7
1
2009 subtotal
18
2011 subtotal
13
10
15
18
14
18
21
19
10
16
17
10
11
12
2012 subtotal
21
13
18
19
14
20
17
13
20
14
14
14
15
18
13
Grand Total
52
36
44
51
47
49
48
47
56
39
44
41
40
39
37
45
16
16
17
15
15
13
12
2011
Purple Finch
2011
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
13
17
15
14
10
15
10
12
12
13
12
14
275
10
16
14
12
11
274
23
14
29
22
12
343
38
56
46
37
892
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