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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Note that the source of most of these numbers is AWEA (the American Wind Energy Association). I think the other point is that the "millions" of birds supposedly killed by windows etc are small, common birds. Windmills are placed at ridge lines and other sources of high wind, which are common areas for large endangered raptors to congregate (and get whacked by turbine blades). If any other source of energy was killing tens of thousands of large birds, they'd be shut down in a heartbeat.[/quote]
Luck no studies were done and if they were done why should we pay attention to them. We have a clear experts here with you.
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[quote]Human-Related Threats to Urban Raptors

Stephen B. Hager1
Department of Biology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
1Email address: stevehager@augustana.edu
Abstract
Annual bird mortality in the United States from anthropogenic sources is estimated at one billion. Urban raptors are affected by many of these factors; however, little is known about the relative frequency and magnitude of sources within and among species. I [b]reviewed 86 published sources on mortality and urban use for the raptors of the United States and Canada. [/b]Within the Falconiformes (28 urban species), vehicle collisions and electrocutions were reported for most species (73% and 48%, respectively), and vehicular and window strikes were the leading sources of mortality for 39% and 12% of species, respectively. For the Strigiformes (14 urban species), vehicular (63%) and window (47%) collisions affected most species, and the primary sources of mortality were from vehicles (32%) and electrocution (5%). Window-strike mortality was reported for 45% of urban raptors and represented the leading source of mortality for Sharp-shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus), Cooper's Hawks (A. cooperii), Merlins (Falco columbarius), and Peregrine Falcons (F. peregrinus). Mortality by electrocutions was also observed for 45% of the species. Collisions with vehicles affected a large proportion of urban and nonurban raptors, both for species that use roadways for various activities (e.g., foraging) and for those that do not use roadways. Overall, the literature suggested that collisions and electrocutions are important sources of mortality for most raptors. Future work should directly assess the consequences of these sources on life history and demography of raptor populations.[/quote]

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-08-63.1
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