Windmills kill big birds. Cranes, eagles, large hawks and owls are killed by Windmills. Cats and windows kill little birds. But the two Kestrels in my back yard kill about 4 birds a day.
You do know that these machines kill countless bats?
I do some facility space planning for a hospital and was walking down a long corridor the other day. The corridor was about 70 yards long with full floor to ceiling glass on one side overlooking a little park-like outdoor space. As I walked along, suddenly toward one end, I heard a big ‘Wham!’ and the glass shook.
When I got to the end I saw a hawk and a pigeon both lying dead and a couple of red blotches on the glass about 10 feet up. The hawk was chasing the pigeon. The pigeon was too concerned about what was behind him to focus on what was ahead and the hawk was a little too focused on it’s next meal.
Sucks. That hawk was a beautiful bird.
I call BS on the windows killing argument for small birds. I grew up in house on a river bluff near a nature preserve. Although birds did run into windows, I don't remember ever having to clean up the mess...