[Tweeters] Window strike preventions

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We use feather guards; feathers strung on fishing line with small holes drilled in the feathers to tie them in place on a line/streamer.   Since the company is no longer making them we now make our own, and I believe you can find patterns on-line if you need them.  You may not like having to peer around strings of feathers attached to window with suction cups, but most of the time it has been very effective and inexpensive.   It is still possible to take photos between the three drapes of feather lines on our front window.   They have to be attached to the outside of the window, as the fluttering is part of the prevention.  Feathers are roughly 8-10 inches apart.    It will only work if the outside of your window is accessible.  

 

Janeanne Houston

West Seattle

 

From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Stephanie Neis
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 10:57 AM
To: Josh Morris <joshm at seattleaudubon.org>
Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions

 

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 <joshm at seattleaudubon.org <mailto:joshm at seattleaudubon.org> > 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

 

From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu <mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> > On Behalf Of Steve Hampton
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM
To: Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net <mailto:benedict.t at comcast.net> >
Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu <mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu> >
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: 

 <https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/> https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/

 

 

On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:42 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net <mailto:benedict.t at comcast.net> > wrote:

How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your vision too, but maybe tolerable?

 

Tom Benedict

Seahurst, WA






On Mar 16, 2023, at 16:18, Ruby Newton <mojaveruby at hotmail.com <mailto:mojaveruby at hotmail.com> > wrote:

 

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.

 

Any suggestions.

 

Thank You

 

Ruby

 

 

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