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Index of Subjects My brother has crazy Juncos doing the same thing at his house for several years now (during nesting). He even has to fold in his side view mirrors on his car to keep them from spending the day attacking themselves. But it's gone further. Last year, I followed the sound to inside the base of his BBQ! It was a stainless steel cupboard of sorts that was open a bit in the back. The Junco was flying in and attacking his reflection on the inside. At first I thought he was just looking for bugs and got stuck. But he came back again until I rubbed something on it to dullen the reflection. The nest is in the nearby Yew. The Juncos, and probably a lot of bird parents, are little bulldogs when it comes to protecting their young. Ann M Hfx Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-13, at 1:07 PM, Bruce Stevens <m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com> wrote: > My parents have a male Common Yellowthroat that is repeatedly trying > to get in through (or attack) a glass window that does not open and > has no screen. It has tried this behaviour on two separate > occasions, the latest is still ongoing. I'd say he's been at it for > about two hours now with minimal interruption. A female has been > spotted within 30 feet of where this is going on. His pattern is to > perch on a branch that is touching or nearly touching the window > (the plant is a wayfaring tree if I have the name correct) and then > hover for 2 to 3 seconds will trying to push into the window. I > wouldn't say he is trying to stab at his reflection or is acting > overly aggressive. Any ideas as to what he's up to? He doesn't seem > to be hurting himself - should we pull the blind to camouflage the > window's transparency? > > -- > Bruce Stevens > Maryvale, NS
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