Hi Tweets,

Sad to report a window strike of a Varied Thrush. We have eight or ten of
them hanging around our backyard (with a water feature), and this was one of
the females. She struggled to her feet after a few minutes, but she was
stunned on the ground for almost fifteen minutes before she finally flew.

I understand that a very high proportion of birds that hit windows succumb,
even if they fly away after the hit. She obviously didn't have a broken
neck, but with that long recovery time, I figure she's a goner, anyway. Can
anyone point me to some statistics?

Thanks.


bru
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