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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Glad to hear the mylar ribbons are helping.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">I encourage folks to report bird-window collisions, even non-fatal collisions, at
<a href="https://dBird.org">https://dBird.org</a>. 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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Here’s some more info from Seattle Audubon:
<a href="https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/bird-safe-cities/preventing-bird-window-collisions/">
https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/bird-safe-cities/preventing-bird-window-collisions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Josh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Hampton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tom Benedict <benedict.t@comcast.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#073763">Yes, mylar ribbons provide some movement, so made a huge difference for me. See pics and video clips here: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/</span></a><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#073763"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:42 PM Tom Benedict <<a href="mailto:benedict.t@comcast.net">benedict.t@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your vision too, but maybe tolerable?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tom Benedict<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seahurst, WA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mar 16, 2023, at 16:18, Ruby Newton <<a href="mailto:mojaveruby@hotmail.com" target="_blank">mojaveruby@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have had 5 birds hitting the window this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">They have all made it except the last one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I don't want decals in my vision, but I don't want injured or dying birds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Any suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank You<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Port Townsend, WA (<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">qatáy</span>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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