Or you can stick 3” strips of masking tape in an X on the ‘offending’ window.
That’s what we did and I’d guess it cut bird strikes by something on the order
of 90% over the past 10 years.
Paul Sullivan,
Fredericksburg
On Feb 6, 2021, at 2:20 PM, Karen Cooper <radiokgc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
Hi all, not a siting, so if that upsets you, just delete this.
For the rest of you...We have huge windows in a yard with very old trees.
We've been in this house 10+years, and have noticed 1-2 strikes over the
years (evidence on the windows or dead birds in the yard). However,
working from home has demonstrated that the few we'd noticed in prior years
might not have been accurate. For example, one day last November there
were 6 (SIX!!) strikes in one morning. It was a terrible morning for me; I
hate to think about the birds.
So I started doing some research and came up with CollidEscape.com, and
this specific product in white (P104371436):
https://www.collidescape.org/online-store/CollidEscape-Guaranteed-White-p104371436,
if the link works. We sent them measurements of all our larger windows
that don't have outside screens and they sent a package back with all the
pieces. It is sort of easy to install (but you need 2 people for larger
pieces) and a non-windy day.
We covered 6 large windows for about $350 with shipping.
No bird strikes since we put it up! However, a few things to know. It's
like looking through a dark screen door, and it lets less light into the
house (which will be great in the summer, as it's supposed to keep the
place cool). I'm sending a link for a few photos so you can see what it
looks like inside & outside.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HRdHk3wbmGJ08yPg4kz5bmHB5aeAhJaK?usp=sharing
I'm quite proud of the diversity (15-20) of birds in my yard in Del Ray, so
I think it's worth the screen-door look to protect them.
Please contact me if you can't see the photos or if you have any
questions.
Best,
Karen
--
Living well is the best revenge.
---George Herbert, 1593-1633
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