[Tweeters] Window strike preventions

[Josh Morris]

Glad to hear the mylar ribbons are helping.

I’ve heard from wildlife rehabbers that the majority of birds that strike windows at speed will likely die, even if they appear to recover from the initial impact and fly off.

They’ve asked me to imagine running headfirst into a concrete wall at 20 miles per hour. They tell me I might survive and stagger off, but that I’d likely have major internal injuries and would be impaired in my ability to find food or escape predation.

Collisions are a major source of human-related bird mortality. Even if we’re not finding carcasses under our windows, it’s still important to make windows safe for birds, especially if we have feeders up or are intentionally gardening for birds. Feeders and vegetation are major contributing factors to collision risk.

I encourage folks to report bird-window collisions, even non-fatal collisions, at https://dBird.org. Most research on bird window collisions has occurred east of the Mississippi. Documenting collisions at dBird helps us understand what’s happening locally.

Here’s some more info from Seattle Audubon: https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/bird-safe-cities/preventing-bird-window-collisions/

Josh

From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Steve Hampton
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:42 PM
To: Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net>
Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Window strike preventions

Yes, mylar ribbons provide some movement, so made a huge difference for me. See pics and video clips here:
https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2018/10/13/how-to-stop-birds-from-flying-into-your-windows/


On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:42 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net<mailto:benedict.t at comcast.net>> wrote:
How about silver streamers in front of the window. Those would be in your vision too, but maybe tolerable?

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


On Mar 16, 2023, at 16:18, Ruby Newton <mojaveruby at hotmail.com<mailto:mojaveruby at hotmail.com>> wrote:

We have had 5 birds hitting the window this week.

They have all made it except the last one.

I don't want decals in my vision, but I don't want injured or dying birds.

Any suggestions.

Thank You

Ruby


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​Steve Hampton​
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