Ed: I've found ribbons with band-tail feathers tied on them to be more
effective...and festive! Wish I thought I could get away with putting them
in front of my office windows' feeders...

Kerri W. Scarbrough, O.D.
Woodinville, WA



----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Freedman" <edwardfreedman at comcast.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:28 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Birds and Windows


> We have a number of birds crashing into our windows, throughout the day
> and
> throughout the year. We've moved the bird feeder as far away as feasible
> (we
> have a very shallow yard) and would prefer not to remove it altogether.
> We've tried hanging ribbons, reflective twirly things from Wild Birds
> Unlimited, decals, etc., all without success.
>
> We are thinking of installing some kind of mesh or screening on the
> outside
> of our windows. Has anyone done something like this? Did it work? What
> kind of material is suggested? We'd like something that would allow light
> in and our view out. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Henne Queisser and Ed Freedman
> Redmond, WA
>
>
>
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