[Tweeters] Window strike preventions

[Don Rose]

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 <houstojc at plu.edu> wrote:


> 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.

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> Janeanne Houston

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> West Seattle

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> *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

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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

> 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.

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> 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.

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> We went from 20+ bird strikes to zero using both these systems.

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> Stef Neis

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> Langley, WA

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> Sent from my iPad

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> On Mar 17, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Josh Morris <joshm at seattleaudubon.org>

> wrote:

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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

> windows at speed will likely die, even if they appear to recover from the

> initial impact and fly off.

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> Here’s some more info from Seattle Audubon:

> 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

> Of *Steve Hampton

> *Sent:* Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM

> *To:* Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net>

> *Cc:* Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions

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> Yes, mylar ribbons provide some movement, so made a huge difference for

> 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>

> wrote:

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> How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your

> vision too, but maybe tolerable?

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> Tom Benedict

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> Seahurst, WA

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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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