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Index of Subjects --e89a8f3bb045e4a4ea04b9a299c0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Marg, thanks for this. I heard the marker works well but haven't tried it yet. What brand of marker do you use? Helene On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote: > ** > Helene, I have a number of window near misses and actual strikes every day > at certain times of the years. We have tried decals , owls, predator > cutouts, moved feeders around, away and even stopped for a time to see what > worked best. We keep certain curtains shut, are considering even doing > away with a few windows. Then came a suggestion on one of the bird groups, > Sibley? maybe. > I was taking three quarter inch masking tape and making a grid and kept > moving it with the sun over the months as reflections in the window change. > The suggestion we are using now, much easier, and not nearly noticeable to > people, is using a florescent yellow felt pen and marking on a four inch > grid. Washes off easily and is easily applied and after a few days hardly > noticeable in or out. It does however screw up those quick snaps when > trying to id a bird. Shows up as a blurry line through the image. > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > ................................. > This looks promising, going to order some and if anyone else does...would > love to have some reviews. > > http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120221.html > > Helene > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net Our 2012 Wildlife Calendars <http://cwrc.net/?page_id=224> are now available! --e89a8f3bb045e4a4ea04b9a299c0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Marg, thanks for this. I heard the marker works well but haven't tri= ed it yet. What brand of marker do you use?<div><br></div><div>Helene<br><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Marg Millard= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eas= tlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Helene, I have a number of window near misses and= =20 actual strikes every day at certain times=A0of the years. We have tried=20 decals , owls, predator cutouts, moved feeders around, away and even stoppe= d for=20 a time to see what worked best.=A0=A0 We=A0keep certain curtains shut,=20 are considering even doing away with a few windows. Then came=A0 a suggesti= on=20 on one of the bird groups, Sibley? maybe. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">I was taking three quarter inch masking tape and= =20 making a grid and kept moving it with the sun over the months as reflection= s in=20 the window change. The suggestion we are using now, much easier, and not ne= arly=20 noticeable to people, is using a florescent yellow felt pen and marking on = a=20 four inch grid. Washes off easily and is easily applied and after a few day= s=20 hardly noticeable in or out. It does however screw up those quick snaps whe= n=20 trying to id a bird. Shows up as a blurry line through the image.</font></d= iv> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Marg Millard, White Point, Queens</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">.................................</font></div><di= v class=3D"im"> <div><font face=3D"Arial"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman">This lo= oks=20 promising, going to order some and if anyone else does...would love to have= some=20 reviews.=A0 </font></font></div> <div><br></div> <div><a href=3D"http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120221.html= " target=3D"_blank">http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120221.= html</a>=A0</div> <div><br></div> <div>Helene<br clear=3D"all"></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van D= oninck DVM<div>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</div><div>RR#1 Brook= field NS B0N1C0</div><div>902-893-0253</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@= hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a></div> <div>www.cwrc.net</di= v><div>Our=A0<a href=3D"http://cwrc.net/?page_id=3D224" target=3D"_blank">2= 012 Wildlife Calendars</a>=A0are now available!</div><br> </div> --e89a8f3bb045e4a4ea04b9a299c0--
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