Mountain-Prairie Region Migratory Bird Wind Energy Guidance
R6_BirdBatConservation_Strategy_Outline.pdf144.09 KB
R6_EagleSurveys_Memo_2mile_20200421.pdf242.25 KB
R6_ECP_Recommendations_wind projects.pdf289.78 KB
R6_recommended_Eagle Nest Survey Protocol_for wind projects.pdf145.56 KB
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R6_Wildlife_Buffer Recommendations for wind energy projects.pdf150.65 KB
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Guidance documents for Wind Energy projects in the Mountain-Prairie Region. 

Author(s)
Photo of Rob Doster
Rob Doster
Deputy Chief, Migratory Birds
Migratory Birds,
Science Applications
Expertise
Avian ecology, Population ecology, Bird habitat conservation
Lakewood,CO
Publication date
Type of document
Guidance
Facility
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Mountain-Prairie Region Headquarters
The Mountain-Prairie Region consists of 8 states in the heart of the American west including Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The region is defined by three distinct landscapes. In the east lie the central and northern Great Plains, primarily the...
Administrative Office
Denver,CO
Program
A large bird with brown feathers, white head, and yellow beak flies against a pale blue sky
The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds,...
Program
Washington,DC
Species
Bald eagle up close with wing raised

A large raptor, the bald eagle has a wingspread of about seven feet. Adults have a dark brown body and wings, white head and tail, and a yellow beak. Juveniles are mostly brown with white mottling on the body, tail, and undersides of wings. Adult plumage usually is obtained by the sixth year. In...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Subject tags
Migratory birds
Energy
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Mountain-Prairie