I have taken personal action to prevent bird strikes against my front
window with an inexpensive and easy DIY solution. One roll of Feather
Friendly www.featherfriendly.com/residential window markers, cost $14,
solved the problem for my house. This is an action I urge everyone to
consider rather than letting birds keep colliding with their windows.
Don Rose, Program Chair
meetings at vancouveraudubon.org
360-910-8492
On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:28 AM <
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We use feather guards; feathers strung on fishing line with small holes
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drilled in the feathers to tie them in place on a line/streamer. Since
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the company is no longer making them we now make our own, and I believe you
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can find patterns on-line if you need them. You may not like having to
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peer around strings of feathers attached to window with suction cups, but
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most of the time it has been very effective and inexpensive. It is still
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possible to take photos between the three drapes of feather lines on our
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front window. They have to be attached to the outside of the window, as
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the fluttering is part of the prevention. Feathers are roughly 8-10 inches
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apart. It will only work if the outside of your window is accessible.
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Janeanne Houston
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*From:* Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> *On Behalf
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*Sent:* Friday, March 17, 2023 10:57 AM
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*To:* Josh Morris <joshm at seattleaudubon.org>
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*Cc:* Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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*Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions
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We came up with two nice solutions for our vulnerable windows.
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1. We stretched shade clothes, that have a striped design, out from the
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house where there are vulnerable windows. This then reflects like striping
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on the glass but doesn't obstruct your view at all. It does require
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setting up some sort of posts for the shade cloth to stretch out and attach
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to.
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2. On windows where we could not do the shade cloth system, we put a
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curtain rod on the exterior of the window and hung screen cloth from it.
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You can still see very well but it does make it not good for taking photos
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from inside. Wish I could post a picture of this system as this is a very
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easy and cheap way to go.
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We went from 20+ bird strikes to zero using both these systems.
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On Mar 17, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Josh Morris <joshm at seattleaudubon.org>
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Glad to hear the mylar ribbons are helping.
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I've heard from wildlife rehabbers that the majority of birds that strike
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windows at speed will likely die, even if they appear to recover from the
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initial impact and fly off.
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They've asked me to imagine running headfirst into a concrete wall at 20
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miles per hour. They tell me I might survive and stagger off, but that I'd
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likely have major internal injuries and would be impaired in my ability to
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find food or escape predation.
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Collisions are a major source of human-related bird mortality. Even if
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we're not finding carcasses under our windows, it's still important to make
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windows safe for birds, especially if we have feeders up or are
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intentionally gardening for birds. Feeders and vegetation are major
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contributing factors to collision risk.
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I encourage folks to report bird-window collisions, even non-fatal
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collisions, at https://dBird.org. Most research on bird window collisions
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has occurred east of the Mississippi. Documenting collisions at dBird helps
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us understand what's happening locally.
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Here's some more info from Seattle Audubon:
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https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/bird-safe-cities/preventing-bird-window-collisions/
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Josh
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*From:* Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> *On Behalf
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Of *Steve Hampton
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*Sent:* Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM
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*To:* Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net>
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*Cc:* Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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*Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions
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Yes, mylar ribbons provide some movement, so made a huge difference for
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me. See pics and video clips here:
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https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/
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On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:42 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net>
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How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your
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On Mar 16, 2023, at 16:18, Ruby Newton <mojaveruby at hotmail.com> wrote:
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We have had 5 birds hitting the window this week.
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They have all made it except the last one.
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I don't want decals in my vision, but I don't want injured or dying birds.
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Any suggestions.
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Thank You
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Ruby
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