[BC] FCC Bird ruling

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

I think it is well known that most birds roost at night. There are a few nocturnal birds that hunt at night like some Owls and Night Hawks, but in spite of the Wikipedia lies, apparently added to support the "night migration" claim, there is no night migration of birds.  All the lies from the birdbrain community should be addressed with the facts. Even birds that migrate at high altitudes like Canadian Geese, sleep during the night, feed during the early morning hours, often in parks where there is fresh grass (leaving really rotten bird turd which kills grass), and then continue as soon as the fog lifts. Migrating birds need to see the horizon or the ground, just like aircraft pilots without IFR equipment. I have often seen flocks of geese descending for a landing as the sun goes below the horizon and, in fact, the phenomena presents a high risk to pilots flying at dusk. 

The same lies have been used to prevent the erection of windmills, which turn relatively slowly and are visible for miles around. The truth is people do not want their environments to change. They sense "ownership" of all they see, horizon-to-horizon, and will often use deceit to prevent change.

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com>

It's a day/night issue.  My reading of their arguments is towers are 
blind obstructions at night.  Well,  yes.  That seems to be self obvious 
and is why we have obstruction lights on them for notifying pilots of 
aircraft.