The EBA-20 is NOT for residential use.  It should be on a minimum of 5 acres and 100 feet from your residence. 

Do they make noise?  We don't think so.  If you want to be the judge, you may come out to our shop on a windy day and set it in action, listen to its sounds and make your decision. 

Noise link:  Click this link  A video taken on a 16-18mph wind day from about 50 feet from the turbine.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0vj_RANKkg

Do they kill birds??/  We haven't found a single one and we are on a major flyway for ducks and geese.

Do they bother other animals?  Check this video of horses grazing under it  .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgBQBB8zFXg

Simply put, you should have obstruction free wind corridors to the turbine.   The blade tips should be 30 feet above anything within 300 feet of it (in the direction of the wind).

Check the links link for lots of information.