TY - RPRT TI - Avian and Bat Post-construction Monitoring at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2012 AU - Hein, C AU - Prichard, A AU - Mabee, T AU - Schirmacher, M AB - We initiated a post-construction fatality monitoring study in March 2012, at the Pinnacle Wind Farm (PWF), Mineral County, West Virginia, in accordance with the West Virginia Public Service Commission (WVPSC) and with guidance from the Technical Advisory Committee, which included members from the WVPSC, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Edison Mission Energy. The objectives of this study were to determine searcher efficiency and scavenger removal rates, and estimate bird and bat fatality rates at the PWF. An operational mitigation study was conducted at the PWF between 15 July and 30 September 2012, the results of which are discussed in a separate report. DA - 2013/04// PY - 2013 SP - 45 PB - Bat Conservation International UR - https://www.batsandwind.org/docs/batsandwindenergycooperativelibraries/assets/pinnacle-operational-mitigation-study-2013.pdf?sfvrsn=3a20a622_1 LA - English KW - Wind Energy KW - Land-Based Wind KW - Bats KW - Birds ER -