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Opinion: Wind farms will impact migratory route for birds, says Hopkinton man

Posted 9/20/17

To the Editor: Having operated the store Greg & Molly's in Hopkinton for 30 years and sold in 2010, I had the golden opportunity to watch hundreds of thousands of Canadian geese over the years …

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Opinion: Wind farms will impact migratory route for birds, says Hopkinton man

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To the Editor:

Having operated the store Greg & Molly's in Hopkinton for 30 years and sold in 2010, I had the golden opportunity to watch hundreds of thousands of Canadian geese over the years make there way both north and south by use of the Atlantic flyway - which is right where the proposed wind farms are to be located.

This is also a black duck flyway a species that avoids being seen as much.

Here is a link to help explain. http://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/understanding-waterfowl-tracking-the-black-duck

As of yet I have heard not one person address the question of who is going to tell the migratory birds of the northeast that we are closing the road south.

Having used this flyway for 1000s of years and being a very important part of not only our eco-system but also playing a part in many areas economy's thru hunting a sight seeing I feel very strongly that they also need a voice in these rounds of talks.

Please stop and think -- for generations it has been the lonely sound of the honking goose that has truly been the sign in the north county that winter is near or spring is here.

Gregory S. Caron

Winthrop