A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu and assessment of potential impacts to waterbirds from the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor. Final report
Abstract
A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu was conducted during August and September 1993 to identify potential waterbird habitats within the general area of the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor and to assess the potential impacts to endangered waterbird of installing and operating a high voltage transmission line from the Island of Hawaii to the islands of Oahu and Maui. Annual waterbird survey information and other literature containing information on specific wetland sites were summarized. Literature describing impacts of overhead transmission lines on birds was used to evaluate potential impacts of the proposed project on endangered waterbirds, resident wading birds, and migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. On Oahu, five wetland habitats supporting endangered Hawaiian waterbirds were identified within 2.5 miles of the proposed transmission line corridor. On Maui, three wetland habitats supporting endangered Hawaiian waterbirds were identified within the general area of the proposed transmission line corridor. Several of the wetlands identified on Oahu and Maui also supported resident wading birds and migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. Endangered waterbirds, resident wading birds, and migratory birds may collide with the proposed transmission lines wires. The frequency and numbers of bird collisions is expected to be greater on Oahu than onmore »
- Authors:
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- Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI (United States). Pacific Islands Office
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI (United States). Pacific Islands Office
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10179876
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/OR/22088-4
ON: DE94017946; BR: AM1001000; TRN: AHC29420%%11
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI05-93OR22088
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HAWAII; GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; BIRDS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; PROGRESS REPORT; BASELINE ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; Geothermal Legacy; 150600; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Citation Formats
Evans, K, Woodside, D, and Bruegmann, M. A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu and assessment of potential impacts to waterbirds from the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor. Final report. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web. doi:10.2172/10179876.
Evans, K, Woodside, D, & Bruegmann, M. A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu and assessment of potential impacts to waterbirds from the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor. Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10179876
Evans, K, Woodside, D, and Bruegmann, M. 1994.
"A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu and assessment of potential impacts to waterbirds from the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor. Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10179876. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10179876.
@article{osti_10179876,
title = {A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu and assessment of potential impacts to waterbirds from the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor. Final report},
author = {Evans, K and Woodside, D and Bruegmann, M},
abstractNote = {A survey of endangered waterbirds on Maui and Oahu was conducted during August and September 1993 to identify potential waterbird habitats within the general area of the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission corridor and to assess the potential impacts to endangered waterbird of installing and operating a high voltage transmission line from the Island of Hawaii to the islands of Oahu and Maui. Annual waterbird survey information and other literature containing information on specific wetland sites were summarized. Literature describing impacts of overhead transmission lines on birds was used to evaluate potential impacts of the proposed project on endangered waterbirds, resident wading birds, and migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. On Oahu, five wetland habitats supporting endangered Hawaiian waterbirds were identified within 2.5 miles of the proposed transmission line corridor. On Maui, three wetland habitats supporting endangered Hawaiian waterbirds were identified within the general area of the proposed transmission line corridor. Several of the wetlands identified on Oahu and Maui also supported resident wading birds and migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. Endangered waterbirds, resident wading birds, and migratory birds may collide with the proposed transmission lines wires. The frequency and numbers of bird collisions is expected to be greater on Oahu than on Maui because more wetland habitat exists and greater numbers of birds occur in the project area on Oahu. In addition, the endangered Hawaiian goose and the endangered Hawaiian petrel may be impacted by the proposed segment of the Hawaii Geothermal Project transmission line on Maui.},
doi = {10.2172/10179876},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10179876},
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number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
}