Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:58:45 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Richard McGuinness Subject: Re: American Robins, Northern Flicker, and window crashes This story may be apocryphal--you know how fathers are. Anyway, years ago, my father, a nonbirder, had this problem with cardinals going into his picture window. He pasted a paper owl to the glass and the collisions stopped (maybe a coincidence, or any image would have worked?). > ** Original Subject: [MDOSPREY] American Robins, Northern Flicker, and > window crashes > ** Original Sender: Michelle Dunn > ** Original Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:19:06 -0500 > ** Original Message follows... > > Hello, We just spotted a small group of (8) American Robins. We also > spotted a pair of Northern Flickers. The latter might not be news to > some but we used to see Northern Flickers more often. It has been > months if not a year since I've seen them around my yard. Sorry to > say, the Red Breasted Nuthatch hasn't been seen in my yard since Sat, > Dec 6. I am also seeking advice. I was very fortunate this spring to > put in a rather large picture window to better view the birds. It has > been wonderful and when we selected the window I ordered two casements > without panes in order to have unrestricted viewing. Well, you > experienced birders will know what is coming...but I was totally > unprepared for what has been happening. Yes, we have been having > hits/strikes/crashes into the window. Mostly from mourning doves but > some others as well. What can I do to the window that will prevent > the birds from harming themselves, but will not diminish my viewing > clarity? Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. > > Michelle Dunn > Catonsville, MD > dancing.daughter@verizon.net > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > Richard McGuinness Greenbelt, MD torich1@mindspring.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================