Comments on: Preventing Bird Window Collisions

By: Cindy McNatt

Cindy McNatt — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:05:19 +0000

I live in one of those 1950s contemporary modern houses in Southern California with walls of glass. Bird hits were a big problem for me. The ONLY thing that worked was to hang bird netting (used for fruit trees) out a few feet from the windows. The bonus is, because the netting is fine, and the color black, you virtually can’t see it from inside. So the view from indoors are perfect. What’s really strange tho, is I think the birds CAN see it. They very rarely run into the netting.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:47:36 +0000

Yes, I suppose I have been on a bit of a blog hiatus! Life has been too busy lately — it’s nice to get back to blogging about the birds. Many birds mistake a reflection for an aggressive bird, and they will attack to defend themselves. Unfortunately, this often leads to unnecessary injuries. Cardinals are especially prone to pecking at themselves in a window. We sell a product called the “Cardinal Window Alert” that should fix this problem. It is a window decal that is installed around the edges of a window where birds often perch. It prevent Cardinals and other birds from mistaking their reflection for an aggressive bird. You can find it here: http://birdingdepot.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_32&products_id=891

By: Dawn Fine

Dawn Fine — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:42:31 +0000

Thanks for that good information! I have another problem and dont quite know how to handle it…We live full time in a Motorhome…all the windows except for the windshield are reflective…the birds can see themselves in the windows and also i suppose they see wherever we are parked …trees etc reflected in the windows..
the birds will sometimes peck at themselves in the windows…
and sometimes they will fly into the windows….
Would you know what we could do to prevent the birds from hurting themselves?
thanks
Nice website.are you on a blogging hiatus?