[obol] Re: window strikes
- From: Amy Summerfelt <als466@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ensatina3@xxxxxxxxxxx, OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:32:37 -0500
Here are some <http://www.flap.org/residential.php> more really good tips
on preventing window collisions (and here
<http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/446308>). Scroll all the way
down for many, many good strategies. Note that is very important to have
any deterrent on the *outside* of the glass, not the inside. It has been
found through much research that creating a break in the glare from the
outside works best. Sometimes the results are not pretty, but if it helps
reduce bird deaths, I'm all for it. We recently added Bird Tape to the
outside of our windows in Newport because so many birds were hitting the
glass of our large and small windows. It has been very effective, although
the required 4" vertical spacing looks as if you're in jail. I may try some
different methods that I have read about, including the paracord idea or
the marked window film.
Glad this is up for discussion here. Such an important issue.
Amy Summerfelt
On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Bobbett Pierce <ensatina3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Cutting out misc. shapes from ordinary black construction paper has cut
> back tremendously on bird strikes at our home. We have an abundance of
> large windows so needed to do something. We just have a single cutout,
> inside, in the center of each window and it helps a lot. Deaths are now
> very rare to none annually. For the sliding glass door that was getting
> hit, I cut out a pair of larger-than-life yellow owl eyes, and colored in a
> black pupil in the center of each. I used bright paint-color samples that
> stores carry for the circle cutout. Works great. They are paired on the
> outside of the glass. I have hung just a few silver/red shiny strips (used
> to deter cherry-eating birds) as well, but they fade fast and not sure they
> added additional protection, and the sun reflecting off them can be
> annoying. They are very useful, however, to show how breezy it is since
> they flutter so readily.
>
> Lona Pierce
>
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