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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_6CKiKDjjjz5f18VXYe4c9Q) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT perfect solution Angela and you are right..the method needs to be applied to the outside of the window, not the inside Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield Nova Scotia Canada B0N1C0 hvandoninck@eastlink.ca www.cwrc.net <http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/> 1-902-893-0253 -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Angela Joudrey* Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:23 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Window collision, with bad results Hi Joyce and All, When I lived in another house we had sliding glass doors to the patio and we often had birds fly into the glass doors. I tried hanging 'stuff' inside so they could see something, but there were / was still the odd collision. It was when I started to put 'stuff' outside of the window that the collisions stopped. The easiest idea I found to carry out was little finger prints of white tole paint, ( I don't think the color matters, but I started this during winter ) randomly placed on the outside of the windows. I think from the bird's eye view ( ha!) they were able to see something before the glass itself and they knew not to fly to close. If it snowed or rained, and the paint washed off, it was easy to replace. I suspect the yellow hilighter idea works on the same principle, that the birds are able to see something between them and the window and the reflection. Angela in Windsor On 08/15/10, Joyce Norris <whuzzy@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: I was on the couch watching the animal shows I so enjoy on Sunday mornings, at about 9:30 and could see something coming in at a fairly good speed, plow into the window and drop like a stone. I brought the little bird in, but it died shortly after. I think it was a black and white warbler. Others that have hit the picture window, have generally come from the feeders about 10 feet away in the maple tree so they aren't flyng quite as fast as this little one. Between the crows and being away, there was nothing in the feeders. I used to have another in the crab tree a bit closer and off to the side of the window but had to get rid of it because of the crows. I'll try to put something back there. If they stop at the feeder, t hey might not see the picture window from the same angle and not fly into it. This poor little soul is the first fatality. I know there has been discussion about how to keep birds from flying into large glass windows but I don't remember if any definitive solution was offered Just curious if there are any ideas as this likely won't be the last time it happens. Thx Joyce -- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. John Muir --Boundary_(ID_6CKiKDjjjz5f18VXYe4c9Q) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17080" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=937322511-16082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>perfect solution Angela and you are right..the method needs to be applied to the outside of the window, not the inside</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=937322511-16082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=937322511-16082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Helene</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helene Van Doninck DVM</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>RR#1 Brookfield Nova Scotia Canada B0N1C0</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>hvandoninck@eastlink.ca</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>www.cwrc.net</FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR><U></U></FONT><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><<A href="http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>http://cwrcblog.blogspot.com/</A>></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>1-902-893-0253</FONT><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><BR></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Angela Joudrey*<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:23 PM<BR><B>To:</B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Window collision, with bad results<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Hi Joyce and All,<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">When I lived in another house we had sliding glass doors to the patio and we often had birds fly into the glass doors. I tried hanging 'stuff' inside so they could see something, but there were / was still the odd collision. It was when I started to put 'stuff' outside of the window that the collisions stopped. The easiest idea I found to carry out was little finger prints of white tole paint, ( I don't think the color matters, but I started this during winter ) randomly placed on the outside of the windows. I think from the bird's eye view ( ha!) they were able to see something before the glass itself and they knew not to fly to close. If it snowed or rained, and the paint washed off, it was easy to replace. I suspect the yellow hilighter idea works on the same principle, that the birds are able to see something between them and the window and the reflection. <BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">Angela in Windsor<BR><BR><SPAN>On 08/15/10, <B class=name>Joyce Norris </B><whuzzy@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=iwcQuote style="PADDING-LEFT: 13px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,255) 1px solid" cite=mid:94C229195A5C48D6B8BA1073363DE755@OwnerPC type="cite"> <DIV class="mimepart text html"><SPAN> <P> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <P></P> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was on the couch watching the animal shows I so enjoy on Sunday mornings, at about 9:30 and could see something coming in at a fairly good speed, plow into the window and drop like a stone. I brought the little bird in, but it died shortly after. I think it was a black and white warbler. Others that have hit the picture window, have generally come from the feeders about 10 feet away in the maple tree so they aren't flyng quite as fast as this little one. Between the crows and being away, there was nothing in the feeders. I used to have another in the crab tree a bit closer and off to the side of the window but had to get rid of it because of the crows. I'll try to put something back there. If they stop at the feeder, t hey might not see the picture window from the same angle and not fly into it. This poor little soul is the first fatality.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I know there has been discussion about how to keep birds from flying into large glass windows but I don't remember if any definitive solution was offered</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just curious if there are any ideas as this likely won't be the last time it happens.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thx</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Joyce</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>-- <BR>When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. <BR>John Muir<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_6CKiKDjjjz5f18VXYe4c9Q)--
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