Ground-Nesting Birds

Birds that nest and reside mostly on the ground.

Ground-nesting birds are birds from the Phasianidae family, which tend to be heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds such as quail, pheasants, and prairie chickens. They tend to have small wings and strong legs, preventing them from flying long distances and resulting in a low probability for collision with land-based wind turbine blades.

Ground-nesting birds are often affected by habitat loss from the device footprint and access roads. However, further research is required to understand potential impacts on predation, mating success, and nest success.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Nine Canyon Wind Power Project Avian and Bat Monitoring Report: September 2002 - August 2003	Erickson, W., Kronner, K., Gritski, B.	October 2003	Report	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind		Raptors, Passerines, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds, Bats
Collision Mortality of Local and Migrant Birds at a Large-Scale Wind-Power Development on Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota	Johnson, G., Erickson, W., Strickland, M.	August 2002	Journal Article	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Novar Windfarm Ltd Ornithological Monitoring Studies: Breeding Bird and Birdstrike Monitoring 2001 Results & 5-Year Review	Bioscan	November 2001	Report	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Collision	Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Ponnequin Wind Energy Project: Reference Site Avian Study	Kerlinger, P., Curry, R., Ryder, R.	April 2000	Report	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance	Raptors, Passerines, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
Avian and Bat Mortality Associated with the Vansycle Wind Project, Umatilla County, Oregon 1999 Study Year	Erickson, W., Johnson, G., Strickland, M.	February 2000	Report	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind		Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors