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A BIBLIOGRAPHY of BAT FATALITY, ACTIVITY, and INTERACTIONS with WIND TURBINES A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BAT FATALITY, ACTIVITY, and INTERACTIONS WITH WIND TURBINES Prepared by: Gregory D. Johnson Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. 2003 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001 and Edward B. Arnett and Cris D. Hein Bat Conservation International P.O. Box 162603 Austin, TX 78716 1 June 2004 (Updated February 2014) Unpublished Reports on Bat Fatality and Interactions at Wind Facilities in North America Anderson, R. L., D. Strickland, J. Tom, N. Neumann, W. Erickson, J. Cleckler, G. Mayorga, G. Nuhn, A. Leuders, J. Schneider, L. Backus, P. Becker and N. Flagg. 2000. Avian monitoring and risk assessment at Tehachapi Pass and San Gorgonio Pass wind resource areas, California: Phase 1 preliminary results. Proceedings of the National Avian-Wind Power Planning Meeting 3:31-46. National Wind Coordinating Committee, Washington, D.C. Download File Arnett, E. B., editor. 2005. Relationships between bats and wind turbines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia: an assessment of bat fatality search protocols, patterns of fatality, and behavioral interactions with wind turbines. A final report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Bat Conservation International, Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., J. P. Hayes, and M. M. P. Huso. 2006. Patterns of pre-construction bat activity at a proposed wind facility in south-central Pennsylvania. An annual report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., M. D. Strickland, M. L. Morrison. 2007. Renewable energy resources and wildlife: impacts and opportunities. Transactions of the 72nd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 72: 65–95. Download File Arnett, E. B., M. M. P. Huso, D. S. Reynolds, and M. Schirmacher. 2007a. Patterns of pre- construction bat activity at a proposed wind facility in northwest Massachusetts. An annual report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., D. B. Inkley, D. H. Johnson, R. P. Larkin, S. Manes, A. M. Manville, J. R. Mason, M. L. Morrison, M. D. Strickland, and R. Thresher. 2007b. Impacts of wind energy facilities on wildlife and wildlife habitat. Wildlife Society Technical Review 07-2. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Arnett, E. B., M. R. Schirmacher, M. M. P. Huso, and J. P. Hayes. 2009a. Patterns of bat fatality at the Casselman Wind Project in south-central Pennsylvania. An annual report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., M. Schirmacher, M. M. P. Huso, and J. P. Hayes. 2009b. Effectiveness of changing wind turbine cut-in speed to reduce bat fatalities at wind facilities. An annual report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., M. M. P. Huso, J. P. Hayes, and M. Schirmacher. 2010. Effectiveness of changing wind turbine cut-in speed to reduce bat fatalities at wind facilities. A final report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Arnett, E. B., C. Hein, M. Schirmacher, M. Baker, M. M. P. Huso, and J. M. Szewczak. 2011. Evaluating the effectiveness of an ultrasonic acoustic deterrent for reducing bat fatalities at wind turbines. A final report submitted to the Bats and Wind Energy cooperative. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, USA. Download File Baerwald, E. 2007a. Bat fatalities in southern Alberta. Proceedings of the Wildlife Research Meeting VI, November 2006, San Antonio, Texas, USA. National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC). Baerwald, E. 2007b. Prairie winds: migrating bats and wind energy in Canada. BATS, A publication of Bat Conservation International 25(3): 1-4. Baerwald, E. F. 2008. Variation in the activity and fatality of migratory bats at wind energy facilities in southern Alberta: causes and consequences. Thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. BHE Environmental, Inc. (BHE). 2009a. Chiropteran risk assessment: proposed Hardin County North Wind Energy Generation Facility, Hardin County, Ohio. Prepared for JW Great Lakes Wind, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio. Prepared by BHE, Cincinnati, Ohio. BHE Environmental, Inc. (BHE). 2009b. Interim summary: bat acoustic monitoring at the proposed Blue Creek Wind Farm, Paulding and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. Prepared for Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania. Prepared by BHE, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 2009. BHE Environmental, Inc. (BHE). 2010a. Chiropteran risk assessment for proposed wind energy generation facility: Hog Creek Wind Farm (I & II), Hardin County, Ohio. Prepared for Hog Creek Wind Farm, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio. Prepared by BHE, Cincinnati, Ohio. June 2010. BHE Environmental, Inc. (BHE). 2010b. Post-construction bird and bat mortality study: Cedar Ridge Wind Farm, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin. Interim report prepared for Wisconsin Power and Light, Madison, Wisconsin. Prepared by BHE Environmental, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 2010. Brown, W. K., and B. L. Hamilton. 2002. Draft report: bird and bat interactions with wind turbines Castle River Wind Farm, Alberta. Report for VisionQuest Windelectric, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Download File Brown, W. K., and B. L. Hamilton. 2006a. Bird and bat monitoring at the McBride Lake Wind Farm, Alberta, 2003-2004. Report for Vision Quest Windelectric, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Download File Brown, W. K., and B. L. 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