We came up with two nice solutions for our vulnerable windows.
1. We stretched shade clothes, that have a striped design, out from the house where there are vulnerable windows. This then reflects like striping on the glass but doesn’t obstruct your view at all. It does require setting up some sort of posts for the shade cloth to stretch out and attach to.
2. On windows where we could not do the shade cloth system, we put a curtain rod on the exterior of the window and hung screen cloth from it. You can still see very well but it does make it not good for taking photos from inside. Wish I could post a picture of this system as this is a very easy and cheap way to go.
We went from 20+ bird strikes to zero using both these systems.
Stef Neis
Langley, WA
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On Mar 17, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Josh Morris wrote:
Glad to hear the mylar ribbons are helping.
I’ve heard from wildlife rehabbers that the majority of birds that strike windows at speed will likely die, even if they appear to recover from the initial impact and fly off.
They’ve asked me to imagine running headfirst into a concrete wall at 20 miles per hour. They tell me I might survive and stagger off, but that I’d likely have major internal injuries and
would be impaired in my ability to find food or escape predation.
Collisions are a major source of human-related bird mortality. Even if we’re not finding carcasses under our windows, it’s still important to make windows safe for birds, especially if we
have feeders up or are intentionally gardening for birds. Feeders and vegetation are major contributing factors to collision risk.
I encourage folks to report bird-window collisions, even non-fatal collisions, at
https://dBird.org. Most research on bird window collisions has occurred east of the Mississippi. Documenting collisions at dBird helps us understand what’s happening locally.
Here’s some more info from Seattle Audubon:
https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/bird-safe-cities/preventing-bird-window-collisions/
Josh
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Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM
To: Tom Benedict
Cc: Tweeters
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions
Yes, mylar ribbons provide some movement, so made a huge difference for me. See pics and video clips here:
How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your vision too, but maybe tolerable?
Seahurst, WA
We have had 5 birds hitting the window this week.
They have all made it except the last one.
I don't want decals in my vision, but I don't want injured or dying birds.
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