[obol] Re: window strikes
- From: Susan Deagle <sdeagle@xxxxxxx>
- To: "als466@xxxxxxxxx" <als466@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:34:37 -0700
Great info! Thank you so much...I didn't know about breaking the glare by
putting things on the outside of the window.
Susie D.
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> On Oct 11, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Amy Summerfelt <als466@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Here are some more really good tips on preventing window collisions (and
> here). 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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