[BC] TV tower kills birds

[Margaret Bryant]

I HAVE seen it first hand. Must have been early 1980s in Binghamton NY. A 
Stainless candelabra. I don't know how many birds were around, I only saw 
the ones in the driveway not the ones in the field. There were a LOT of 
them in the driveway. It was creepy. Made me think of the movie "Andromeda 
Strain".

Margaret Bryant
former CE WAAL-FM Binghamton, NY



>Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 14:15:39 -0500
>From: "Phil Longenecker" <plongenecker at redrockradio.org>
>Subject: Re: [BC] TV tower kills birds
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>Unlikely, in my estimation. Unless I saw it with my own eyes, (I never
>have), I doubt these stories. Never are there any photgraphs, there are
>always LARGE estimates of how many birds were taken by scavengers, and
>the coup de grace - multply species flocking together. More than two
>species flocking together can cause some really cool bird fights.
>
>Maybe I live too far north, because I usually see the species listed in
>the story flocking during daylight hours.
>
>And, as far as tall buildings go, lights out cause the windows to act as
>mirrors, which attract the birds, thinking there are others to flock
>with when the bird is seeing its reflection.
>
>There was (is) the story about the Eau Claire tower site where 30,000
>birds died one night. That's one bird per second for 8 hours and 20
>minutes non-stop. There weren't any photographs of that one, either, as
>most of the birds had been removed by the scavengers. I wonder how many
>cats it took for that.
>
>
>Phil Longenecker, CE
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