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Bird Problem
- Thread starter Nebulous
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No he lands on the screen and starts pecking at the screen. Some windows have things it could stand on to get good aim at the windows themselves.
I wonder if its trying to break a hole in the window to get inside?
I wonder if its trying to break a hole in the window to get inside?
I hope you've told your landlord so he knows it's not you causing the damage. It's mating season now and birds are acting crazy. I have birds here trying to build a nest on top of my flood light outside. There's tons of trees but they want the protection of being close to my house. Maybe this bird is trying to find a safe place to lay her eggs. They are also looking for things to build a nest with so perhaps this bird thinks screen would make a nice nest bottom.
I would throw bread outside away from the house and see if that distracts the bird. If you could find some twigs and dry grass I would suggest you rake that in a pile (again away from your house) and see if the bird will concentrate on that and leave your screens alone.
I would throw bread outside away from the house and see if that distracts the bird. If you could find some twigs and dry grass I would suggest you rake that in a pile (again away from your house) and see if the bird will concentrate on that and leave your screens alone.
Why Birds Attack Windows
Reflected landscapes can confuse birds and cause deadly window strikes. Birds may also attack their own reflection during breeding season, believing it to be a rival. Susan Spear © Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A third type of window collision is far less likely to end in mortality, but is harmful to birds and annoying to humans witnessing it—when a bird attacks its reflection in a window. This occurs during daytime, most often in spring and early summer when birds are defending their breeding territories. The species that do this often, such as Northern Cardinals, American Robins, and California Towhees, tend to be territorial species that nest very close to buildings, and so are the ones most likely to notice their reflection and perceive it as a territorial rival.
Read more: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1184
Reflected landscapes can confuse birds and cause deadly window strikes. Birds may also attack their own reflection during breeding season, believing it to be a rival. Susan Spear © Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A third type of window collision is far less likely to end in mortality, but is harmful to birds and annoying to humans witnessing it—when a bird attacks its reflection in a window. This occurs during daytime, most often in spring and early summer when birds are defending their breeding territories. The species that do this often, such as Northern Cardinals, American Robins, and California Towhees, tend to be territorial species that nest very close to buildings, and so are the ones most likely to notice their reflection and perceive it as a territorial rival.
Read more: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1184
We had a few bird issues in the garage about a week ago. We'd leave our garage open from the time my mom left in the morning till the time we left in the morning, so that's about 45 minutes roughly to an hour of it just being open. Birds would fly in there and we have had to take a few nests out. It's amazing how fast they built their nest. We've been really good at keeping the garage shut now, so haven't had much of an issue anymore.
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