Little birdies that crash into windows
Oct 30, 2019 14:46:41 #
I remember a couple years back, hearing a loud thump on my front door. I thought that UPS or Fed-ex had just thrown something at my door...Nope!! I looked out on the porch and saw a little bird knocked out cold. I went out and set him/her upright, and for what seemed like a very long time, the bird did nothing. I kept an eye on the little baby, and after about 15 minutes, he/she opened an eye, another 10 minutes and he moved around a bit. Finally, after an hour from impact, the little bugger, after some prodding, by me. Flew off. Well.... the same thing happened at my house again today. It seems that they get knocked silly, and it takes some TIME to recover. Today, I took a couple of pictures of the VICTIM...enclosed. RJM. Opened eyes and flew away.
Oct 30, 2019 15:14:17 #
What would you do with the body of an endangered bird who crashed into your window and died? Remember, it is probably protected by law against you even touching it.
Oct 30, 2019 15:16:12 #
Oct 30, 2019 15:20:03 #
Fotoartist wrote:
What would you do with the body of an endangered bird who crashed into your window and died? Remember, it is probably protected by law against you even touching it.
Neither died, nor TOUCHED
Oct 30, 2019 15:20:06 #
Reminds me ... I used to feed the birds in my front yard (before bears found the food, so I had to stop). There was a hawk that would swoop down toward birds feeding & drive them toward the house where they'd crash into a window, thinking I believe it was an escape route, then the Hawk would pounce on the dazed bird for an easy meal. Rather ingenious I thought.
Oct 30, 2019 16:04:33 #
Fotoartist wrote:
What would you do with the body of an endangered bird who crashed into your window and died? Remember, it is probably protected by law against you even touching it.
My little Jack Russell and the cats can't read and don't know the law. To them it is just a protein snack. Evidence gone.
You could call local animal control but they are probably too busy to bother.
Oct 30, 2019 20:40:47 #
Fortunately most survive these incidents. Even so, it is always disturbing when it happens.
Oct 31, 2019 09:10:08 #
fbeaston wrote:
Reminds me ... I used to feed the birds in my front yard (before bears found the food, so I had to stop). There was a hawk that would swoop down toward birds feeding & drive them toward the house where they'd crash into a window, thinking I believe it was an escape route, then the Hawk would pounce on the dazed bird for an easy meal. Rather ingenious I thought.
I once had a hawk dive for the birds feeding on my deck. The hawk hit the window with a loud thud. It didn’t knock him out, but he fluttered over to the birdbath and sat there for several minutes.
Birds hitting buildings is a large problem. The reflection on windows and lights on large building cause thousands of birds to die. Some buildings have stopped night lighting. Many people put decals or tape or fluttering ribbons on windows to protect birds.
Oct 31, 2019 09:18:41 #
I had to put wide tape across my storm door to keep birds from flying into it in the summer months. Once a med-sized hawk knocked itself out, landed on my back porch, took about 10 minutes for him to recover and fly to a nearby low branch, where he recovered about 10 more minutes, then flew away.
Oct 31, 2019 09:19:20 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
A decal on the window can work well. Oddly, my pet birds never fly into windows. They sometimes fly up to the window and stop. I have had many kinds of birds over the years from Finches to Amazon Parrots.
Oct 31, 2019 09:30:09 #
fetzler wrote:
A decal on the window can work well. Oddly, my pet birds never fly into windows. They sometimes fly up to the window and stop. I have had many kinds of birds over the years from Finches to Amazon Parrots.
If you go outside and look at the window you will see it looks like the sky and/or trees, etc. — a good place to fly into. On the inside, even at night it is never that mirror perfect reflection.
Oct 31, 2019 19:07:17 #
Had the same thing happen to me last week. This warbler crashed into our front door. I picked him up & he perched on my finger for several minutes before flying off to join his mate in a nearby tree.
Oct 31, 2019 19:33:22 #
digit-up wrote:
I remember a couple years back, hearing a loud thu... (show quote)
For starters, this happens most of the time for our feathered friends. They "see" some reflection and they want to explore. Then they "see" another bird and want to greet it. Then they discover there is a glass door and no friends nearby. Our dogs go outside to run around. Sometimes they bring back a squirrel or a possum. I thought this was a sign of their affection for us. A veterinarian friend explained that is not the case. I was told that our cats and dogs have never seen us hunt for food. The bring home of a captured critter is their way of showing us how to hunt. So it's their way of telling us humans they want different tasting food. Sorry if I made some sick to their stomachs.
Lastly, one night I was driving alone on a dark road in Pennsylvania. Enjoying the music, munching potatoe chips and drinking soda I heard outside the car a load "WHUUMP!" I jammed on the brakes and saw a small dent in the car door. Then I walked back and saw a snowy white owl just sitting in the middle of the road. I didn't want to touch it because it was a raptor capable of tearing my skin with its talons. But I though I killed it. I searched for a stick and started tapping the ground. After about a half hour the owl flew away. My veterinarian friend explained that the owl heard the car passing and thought it was a rat or chipmunk and was going to make guick work of it. That was not the case.
Hopefully when a bird crashes into a window or door it isn't killed.
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