With all this discussion of window collisions, just an FYI on 2 products
that are out there for homes to reduce/eliminate bird strikes:
http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120221.html
http://www.birdsavers.com/
Lights Out Baltimore (and Lights Out DC) are beginning monitoring very soon,
if anyone is interested in volunteering with either group, pls email me
off-list.
Wendy Olsson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Cwi" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] VIRA on my desk; plus, a few foy birds
> FYI, the Lights Out Baltimore people have found Virginia and Clapper
> Rails that were victims of downtown Baltimore window strikes.
>
> Joan Cwi
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Jeff Shenot wrote:
>
>> Hang in there. A few years ago we had a Virginia Rail crash into our
>> house (a window) one night. We do not have an outside light on at our
>> house at night, so I don't know why it happened. Apparently the bird
>> was flying along and somehow hit our window. Very weird. Maybe it was
>> fleeing an owl? Seems like if that was the case, the owl would have
>> grabbed the rail. At first I thought it was a much larger animal or
>> bird, as the noise was pretty loud, but when I put the flashlight beam
>> on it I was shocked to see a VIRA. It stood motionless on our porch
>> roof for several minutes, looking pretty bad. After a few minutes it
>> moved slightly, and still looked bad but eventually after about 15
>> minutes, it just flew away (strongly), and apparently was okay. I got a
>> picture of it before it flew. Very weird picture - a rail sitting on
>> the roof.
>>
>> Speaking of rails, I heard my first SORA of the year last eve (not at my
>> house, it was at a farm near here). I think it was a migrant and not
>> one that over-wintered. I haven't heard any around the river yet this
>> year and I am out constantly. It was a beautiful spring eve here
>> yesterday. I also heard the first singing marsh wren and swamp sparrows
>> of the season here, and I think the same - they are migrants - not birds
>> that over-wintered. I was on the eastern shore on Tuesday and found
>> them also singing in several areas. Seems many species are arriving
>> early. I would guess we will have our first hummer any day now, maybe
>> even today!
>>
>> Good luck with the rail Tyler!
>>
>> Jeff Shenot
>> Crroom MD
>>
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