Yes.
Estimates of annual bird deaths linked to wind turbines in the continental U.S. ranged between 230,000 birds and 600,000 birds per year in 2013 and 2014, according to a study published in the fall of 2019 by a researcher from the American Wind Wildlife Information Center and 12 other wind energy or wildlife experts.
One study estimated that wind turbines in 2020 were linked to less than 0.01% of all estimated bird deaths from human activity, according to research from the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute that the U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy published online.
In comparison, fossil fuel power plants kill about 14.5 million birds in the U.S. per year, a 2016 study found.
The U.S. requires wind turbines to be located at least 2 miles from a golden eagle nest and at least 660 feet from a bald eagle nest.
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