What can i do to stop window hits ?

squeek · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 07:00 PM

its started again..

1st one this time is a baby black bird , i watched him die today

ive got bird alert stickers all over my windows but still they hit.

2 others recently did survive. but im getting pee'd off, i feed them and i like to see them, but now i have had to shut my blind completely of fear of seeing more deaths.

Any ideas welcome please , i must stop this happening.

Cazzie · #2 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 07:22 PM

That's so sad Squeek

I had the same thing happen to me last year a few times with starlings and a sparrow - it sure is a sad thing to happen.

The only thing I found that helped a bit was a wind-chime hung over the offending window. Try and see if it helps ok

dan-fisher · #3 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 11:40 PM

Hi,

I came across this by accident..

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I worked on a house that had two green woodpeckers on the casualty list due to smacking into windows. It's just the sky's reflection

squeek · #4 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Cazzie

That's so sad Squeek

I had the same thing happen to me last year a few times with starlings and a sparrow - it sure is a sad thing to happen.

The only thing I found that helped a bit was a wind-chime hung over the offending window. Try and see if it helps ok

hi Cazzie,thanks for your reply. i forgot to mention i have a wind chime too, unfortunately it doesnt work, what colour is yours ? mine is mirror effect. maybe they see certain colours.

squeek · #5 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dan-fisher

Hi,

I came across this by accident..

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I worked on a house that had two green woodpeckers on the casualty list due to smacking into windows. It's just the sky's reflection

hi Dan, i have got stickers called bird alert, but i may try those if i cant find another answer. thanks for the link.
thats terrible 2 woodpeckers

dan-fisher · #6 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 01:15 PM

Oh dear considering you've got them the only thing that i can think of and what i'd proberly do is install a nice canopy above the window to remove the reflection ?? Not all that practical but an option.

Or like Cazzie said decent wind chimes.. some wooden ones are nice without making a constant annoying racket, or move the feeders further away from the windows...

I'd say it's more common that what you think this problem, although it's not happened to me (yet)

feathered-friend · #7 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 01:29 PM

During the colder months when we had alot of birds on our front feeder, we had quite alot of hits, when they were frightened by traffic noise.

However, because the bird table is close to the window the birds were just stunned and not killed, presumably because they did not build up enough wing power to seriously hurt themselves.

The point is sometimes moving the bird table closer is the answer.

if you run out of other options.

wildliferescuer · #8 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 01:58 PM

We have found that a lot of people report this happening when there are 2 windows opposite each other in the house so that birds see right the way through to the daylight on the other side.
Blocking this view (a blind or net curtain at one window) can help in these cases.

Cazzie · #9 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by squeek

hi Cazzie,thanks for your reply. i forgot to mention i have a wind chime too, unfortunately it doesnt work, what colour is yours ? mine is mirror effect. maybe they see certain colours.

I left it at my old house lol! It was just a pretty metal coppery coloured one that a friend bought me (oops... now I'm in trouble lol!) but I'm sure it did help reduce the number of 'hits' I got.

Yep it's certainly the fact that the birds can see the reflection of the sky in the windows - they just go for it

No easy answers for this one methinks Squeek!

squeek · #10 (**permalink**) 24-05-2009, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dan-fisher

Oh dear considering you've got them the only thing that i can think of and what i'd proberly do is install a nice canopy above the window to remove the reflection ?? Not all that practical but an option.

Or like Cazzie said decent wind chimes.. some wooden ones are nice without making a constant annoying racket, or move the feeders further away from the windows...

I'd say it's more common that what you think this problem, although it's not happened to me (yet)

hi Dan thanks for your idea's, we've had a similar one like the canopy/awning, and we will probably go for that.