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Index of Subjects HI Heather, Hans is correct about this and I get calls about this every spring, usually robins or juncos. I often tell people to hang strips of plastic bag, reflective ribbon, old CDs etc near the area they are pecking at...or soap the window to dull the reflection....They will eventually stop but can be very persistent. If you need other ideas, call me at 893-0253 Helene Van Doninck Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Truro NS -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Hans Toom Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:32 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Robins hitting house windows Hi Heather, The bird is seeing its own reflection in the window so closing the blinds doesn't help at all. This is aggressive territorial behaviour since the robin thinks its own reflection is another robin interloping on its territory. Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Drope" <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Robins hitting house windows >I experienced a robin hitting a house basement window. In fact it was just > daylight when the hits started and went on until I went out doors to see > what was wrong with the bird. With that the bird flew off. Shortly it > returned to do the same thing once again.This was on the shade side of > the house When I mentioned to my sisiter, this being her home, she said > that it had been happening every day for about a week. > Last evening a friend mentioned that a robin was doing the same thing at > her basement window. Worried about reflections she closed the blinds > and that didn't stop it. Again a robin. Sun or no sun on the window makes > no difference to this behavour. > Does anyone have an explanation for this strange behavour from the > robins. I must add that both of these homes are in country settings and > two hours from each other. > Heather in Halifax. >
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