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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Purple Heron" data-source="post: 3599514" data-attributes="member: 143142">To Jos,I am grateful for the information your have provided.  However, as you said yourself, you don't have a picture of what things were like before 4G. So it's hard to arrive at conclusions without a basis of comparison.  I have seen what happens when 3G areas become 4G, and in some cases (not all) can exclude other factors.   I also know that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has been concerned about radiation from cell towers for some time.  Check this out: <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/us_doi_comments.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/us_doi_comments.pdf</a>Here's a quote from it--"The second significant issue associated with communications towers involves impacts from non-ionizing electromagnetic radiaition. emitted by these structures...study results have documented nest and site abandonment, plumage deterioration, locomotion problems, reduced survivorship, and death...Nesting migratory birdsand their offspring have apparently been affected by the radiation from cellular phone towers in the 900 and 1800 MHz ranges...:Tht's fiom the US Department of Information.  If they are taking it seriously, why aren't birding organizations?</blockquote>