Nobody likes to hear the sound of a bird striking a window. One of the ways that we can reduce mortalities caused by birds hitting windows is by locating feeders within no more than three feet of a window. The reason why this technique works is when a bird leaves a feeder so close to a window, it cannot get up enough momentum to suffer a fatal injury.
I will discuss other ways to prevent window strikes in future columns.
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Hummingbirds and Downy Woodpeckers fly close to the ground at times. We’ve had three strikes this year but only one was fatal. We posted two 8.5 x 11 posters depicting a flying bird silhouette to prevent further mishaps.
Hummingbirds and Downy Woodpeckers fly close to the ground at times. We’ve had three strikes this year but only one was fatal. We posted two 8.5 x 11 posters depicting a flying bird silhouette to prevent further mishaps.
Good advice, Terry!