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[ocean733 (Premo)]

I honestly have never had a bird fly into any of my windows (that I know of). I once found a dead bird that got somehow trapped on the top of my wood fence.

[Penn]

Originally Posted by ocean733

I honestly have never had a bird fly into any of my windows (that I know of). I once found a dead bird that got somehow trapped on the top of my wood fence.

Maybe it thought it was a woodpecker and got seriously depressed.

[ocean733 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Penn

Maybe it thought it was a woodpecker and got seriously depressed.

[Penn]

Originally Posted by ocean733

Your guess is as good as mine.

But, I would like to hear more about those decals for glass windows and doors.

[Beelzebaby666]

Originally Posted by Penn

Your guess is as good as mine.

But, I would like to hear more about those decals for glass windows and doors.

I'm a magazine recycler, I tell people that if they subscribe to cool magazines, I'll take them after they're done so I can read them and pass them along.

I started getting Birds and Blooms, Backyard Living and Outside last month and I keep seeing information about these window clings. You know the ones you stick up at holidays to dress up windows. Only the ones I've seen for this purpose are white, of various birds and quite pretty.

The decals make the glass easier for birds to see and break up reflections.

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[Beelzebaby666]

Injured birds are meant to be handled only by qualified, licensed rehabilitators . It is against a lot of state and some federal laws to take in a a sick bird and try to heal it yourself. This includes native species and particularly raptors because of the danger they may pose to people.

If you see a lonely bird or a fledgling on the ground, odds are it's NOT abandoned, just in training and the parents are nearby.

If you find a nestling that has fallen from it's nest before it can fly the best thing to do it to place it back in the nest because birds have a bad sense of smell and probably won't know it was handled.

A whole nest should be placed back in as close a spot as you can tell it originally came from.

[frequentflier]

Originally Posted by slik

Rescued

Inkpen has it under control.
What a great person she is - who does great things

Hey Slik,
I met the babies Sunday. They were so tiny!
You coming down this Sunday? I have a dog suit waiting

[slik]

Originally Posted by frequentflier

Hey Slik,
I met the babies Sunday. They were so tiny!
You coming down this Sunday? I have a dog suit waiting

I'm just glad the dogs never found them.
Can't make it down Sunday - I have to go to PA again this weekend.
I'll be down next time KK is there but you need to figure out a way to vent the suit - I can't imagine 80 degrees in that fur coat. Plus if I get much fatter I might not fit.

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ocean733

I honestly have never had a bird fly into any of my windows (that I know of).

We currently have a female cardinal that spends all day every day fighting her reflection in our office window. We've hung long strips of paper out the window, but that hasn't detered her. The windows are lightly mirrored to lower cooling costs so a sticker would have to be on the outside and we can't get there

[Hessian]

While working at Merkle last year we had a dozen bird silloette (sp) decals on our observation windows. There were 3 active feeders right outside and bird strikes were...very rare! Was that due to tinting? or due to Decals? Either way: I rarely found a dead or injured bird over several months of work.
Hope that helps make a decision for you.
Happy bird watching!