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Preventing
Window Crashes and Collisions
Attracting wild birds to feeders placed
near your windows is a convenient way to get a "birds eye view"
of your feathered friends. But this also poses a real danger to wild
birds. Window crashes and collisions are a common occurrence when feeders
are near windows.
Avoiding Window
Collisions and Crashes
Wild birds fly into windows because they
see a reflection of of their surroundings. To them it looks like clear
sailing ahead... but in fact there is an invisible wall directly in their
path. Here's a few tips on how to prevent Window Collisions and
Crashes.
- Keep your windows dirty...
Dirty windows produce less reflection thus reducing crashes. Most
of us don't care for dirty windows... so this may not be an option.
- Tape small pieces or ribbons to
your windows...
Tape one end of a ribbon, string, or surveyor's marking tape to
different areas of your window. This will help break reflections...
especially when the wind is blowing.
- Purchase decorative window
stickers...
The local wild bird store will have decorative non sticky static
cling window stickers that help to breakup reflections.
- Window feeders...
Some might think that attracting wild birds to window feeders
would increase window collisions. In fact window feeders actually help
prevent window crashes by adding a three dimensional effect... thus
greatly reducing crashes.
- As a last resort... move the
feeders...
If the tips above don't reduce your crashes to occasional occurrences...
it may be time to move the feeders away from the windows. Moving
feeders a couple feet to the side of the window will reduce crashes...
but the feeder can still be seen when standing near the window.
Curtains and
Shades won't prevent Collisions
Closing curtains or lowering shades over
the inside of the window will not help to prevent collisions and crashes.
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