Will America's Cup racing boats scare birds on the bay?

Answer:  YES.  Advisement "free", save $225,000.   No doubt some birds will die.  And do fireworks scare and temporarily displace wildlife, in San Francisco, Pacifica and elsewhere.  Any studies being made about that?  


San Francisco Chronicle/Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross. 6/17/12..  "San Francisco to study birds to keep America's Cup afloat."

"To keep the big America's Cup contest afloat, San Francisco has agreed to spend $150,000 to study whether the racing boats - and their towering sails - will scare birds on the bay.

The study, which will be conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, is part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by a group that included former Board of Supervisors President Aron Peskin. .

...In addition to spending $150,000 on the bird-disturbance study, the city will come up with $75,000 for another type of bird - the legal eagles who filed the suit and could have tied up the America's Cup for months."  Read Article.

Related - America's Cup, includes 3.43 minute video. The best sailors, the fastest boats."  "The boat is an essential element of the vision for the 34th America’s Cup, which will feature 72-foot catamarans raced on San Francisco Bay in the Finals in 2013."

Posted by Kathy Meeh