Whitney,



I responded privately last time, but since you posted about another death I'm responding here. I see from your link that you live in a condo, but that shouldn't stop you from making every effort to educate the other residents to this very serious problem and recommend a method to make the glass visible. There has been progress in large cities in the US and Canada to develop bird-safe building codes designed to prevent bird/window collisions (San Francisco being the latest one to adopt new rules). It's clear that you've been studying these local birds and care about their future. I hope you'll be the one who is able to enlighten your fellow residents about this serious problem and convince them that the glass needs to be upgraded somehow. (And I apologize for sounding preachy but this truly seems like low-hanging fruit.)
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http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/collisions/pdf/collisions_flyer.pdf?

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1184&ac=ac


Elizabeth Collins
Portland, OR


Message: 6Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:56:42 -0800
From: Whitney H <ms_whitneyk at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] We're down one Female Red-shafted Flicker
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Tweeters -?
Another bird window around the pool strike...this time, a Female Red-shafted Flicker.? We have a family that has been nesting and living here for years and has also been doing an outstanding job aerating our lawn this year.
Let's hope, like with the Belted Kingfishers, this doesn't ruin the main breeding pair.... I think this one may have been chased into the window.? They are really good about avoiding this surround and are uber familiar with the territory.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/101466381868120571637/posts/AoCHtRr2qCa

Whitney H.Des Moines, WA?