I've been having this problem for over a year with a female cardinal. My German Shepherd is petrified of this bird. The only thing that has worked for us so far is buying mylar, helium filled balloons at Dollar Tree and putting them right in front of the two windows. I attach the balloons to some hand weights that I have so I can move them around as needed. So far I've had 100% success using this method. Good luck everyone!
I have on that does it somtimes in the night, it has nothing to do with what most people claim, they are smacking mites off of 'em, there is logging and sick trees, the warmest winter on record, its a normal bird reaction for kicking off tree mites that are naturally everywhere every which way, on all living things, but flying birds know how to knock em off, they have to, they fly.
that same bird knocked and flashed its open wings, heavy rains hit last night, freshening its body by kocking its beak and its like a dog shaking fleas off its back. Have a bird friend.
We've had a bird peck the den window every morning around the same time every day for days on end. 6:30 a m.-7:20 a m. I saw a yellow Cardinal come by the window one day. Some say they're telling you something. Like there's going to be a death. A bird was sitting at the door of my next door neighbor's apartment door, just talking away. A couple days later, he passed away. A bird was pecking our den window furiously for a few days. A few days later, my grandmother passed away. I'm not a superstitious person but it seems to always happen that way.
I live in a glass house in the woods, i anticipated bird casualties before I moved here 7 years ago. Never had a incident yet and i dont have any curtains or blinds. Maybe its because my feeders are close to the house?
I had a female cardinal beating herself into my bedroom window. I put a stop to it by drawing vertical lines 2 inches apart using a blue sharpie pen on the outside of the window. I used blue because its what I had. The cardinal stopped flying into my window for about a month then it started doing it again because the lines have faded. It's time to redraw the lines. I assume that horizontal lines will not work because the bird will think that it can fly through it thinking it's wings will fit between the lines while with vertical lines it will have to fly sideways. Sharpie ink is easy to remove, just wipe it off using rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl Alcohol).
Yep, just yesterday I saw a female Cardinal repeatedly flying into our picture window. I lined up a bunch of CD s💿 on the inside of the window. And on the outside I put several whirly gigs and that seemed to work.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Yes you’re right. Unfortunately, the same bird was back again today flying into our window. I went to Amazon and ordered a Plastic Owl 🦉 and a squeegee on a stick to clean up after the bird.
@@PhilFeedback unfortunately, these birds are driven by territory and that is so strong, fear of predators just doesn’t work very well. Covering the window on the outside (at least temporarily) is the only thing I know that works. Spray snow or even newspaper, etc May not look great but it is effective.
I have an American Robin that will not stop it. It is beyond annoying. It started on just one corner window and now it is the entire side of my house, 18 windows. I hope it tires itself out. Never saw this before to this degree.
Some individuals are far more aggressive than others. Sounds like you have one for sure. Hopefully the light angle will change enough to take his reflection away.
Great video! So when is the mating season? I live in spokane, WA and I’ve had 2 bird strikes today. And found a dead bird on our back deck!(which I’m assuming is from flying into our windows)
Breeding season is usually over by now. (March - August is typical) They kills are more likely from flying across the yard thinking they are going to land in a bush or tree they are seeing in the reflection.
@mark's Backyard birds I work in a office building in the city. I see hummingbirds banging the windows kill themselves and land in the parking lot. My office building has no flowers with in couple miles. 1. Why would a humming bird fly to the city with no flowers?
They are seeing a mirror image from the glass so the just see contiguous sky. They hit it at full speed which is almost always instant death. Hummingbirds are one of the most frequent window strike species.
Watching this at 6am on April 26 trying to figure out why that black bird was repetitively hitting itself against my front door window just now. The bird saw me approaching the window from the inside and flew away, but 5 minutes later I hear it again. A different window this time. Poor thing. At least now I know what to do. Thanks
Has anyone tried the drawing vertical lines method explained in this video? Drawing very thin vertical parallel lines on windows to prevent bird strike th-cam.com/video/UC9xQkUtQ98/w-d-xo.html
A territorial robin has been pecking my main door’s brass kickplate for 2 weeks! My entry is covered with disgusting poop, and I keep having to hose and scrub it off. I’ve tried hanging foil strips, a menacing plastic owl, covering the kickplate with static cling black paper, and finally yesterday, grey ‘wood-look’ contact paper. The crazy bird ignored the strips, the owl, peeled off the static cling paper. Today, I’m receiving bird spike strips. If the latest contact paper and the new bird spikes don’t work, I’m calling in a ‘fixer!’
The visual deterrents just don't work in this situation. The drive to reproduce is stronger than their fear of anything else. Peeling off he contact paper is crazy. That bird is possessed. It is a fairly short lived problem but I understand how frustrating it can be.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Yes indeed! I couldn’t believe he actually figured out how to do it! What so stinks is we have to leap over the threshold and area every time we leave or enter our home!
I've been having this problem for over a year with a female cardinal. My German Shepherd is petrified of this bird. The only thing that has worked for us so far is buying mylar, helium filled balloons at Dollar Tree and putting them right in front of the two windows. I attach the balloons to some hand weights that I have so I can move them around as needed. So far I've had 100% success using this method. Good luck everyone!
Good idea. Thanks for sharing.
I’m being attacked as I watch this video
I have on that does it somtimes in the night, it has nothing to do with what most people claim, they are smacking mites off of 'em, there is logging and sick trees, the warmest winter on record, its a normal bird reaction for kicking off tree mites that are naturally everywhere every which way, on all living things, but flying birds know how to knock em off, they have to, they fly.
lol!
that same bird knocked and flashed its open wings, heavy rains hit last night, freshening its body by kocking its beak and its like a dog shaking fleas off its back. Have a bird friend.
Me too. It started around 8am in this morning, now it's 4pm... It even pooped on my window. I'm so confused. It's never happened before
@@nami4978 Confusion solved, this bird gave you a good luck omen, prosperity, good fortune, and best luck coming your way.
We've had a bird peck the den window every morning around the same time every day for days on end. 6:30 a m.-7:20 a m.
I saw a yellow Cardinal come by the window one day.
Some say they're telling you something. Like there's going to be a death.
A bird was sitting at the door of my next door neighbor's apartment door, just talking away.
A couple days later, he passed away.
A bird was pecking our den window furiously for a few days.
A few days later, my grandmother passed away.
I'm not a superstitious person but it seems to always happen that way.
@@anakelly76512 They are seeing their reflection in the windows and trying to chase away the rival in their territory.
Thank you for your useful explanations and suggestions, Mr McKellar!
You are most welcome. Thanks for tuning in.
I live in a glass house in the woods, i anticipated bird casualties before I moved here 7 years ago. Never had a incident yet and i dont have any curtains or blinds. Maybe its because my feeders are close to the house?
I’m convinced That does help
I had a female cardinal beating herself into my bedroom window. I put a stop to it by drawing vertical lines 2 inches apart using a blue sharpie pen on the outside of the window. I used blue because its what I had. The cardinal stopped flying into my window for about a month then it started doing it again because the lines have faded. It's time to redraw the lines.
I assume that horizontal lines will not work because the bird will think that it can fly through it thinking it's wings will fit between the lines while with vertical lines it will have to fly sideways.
Sharpie ink is easy to remove, just wipe it off using rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl Alcohol).
Great job. I’m glad that worked for you.
Yep, just yesterday I saw a female Cardinal repeatedly flying into our picture window.
I lined up a bunch of CD s💿 on the inside of the window. And on the outside I put several whirly gigs and that seemed to work.
Good work. It can be a challenging problem.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Yes you’re right. Unfortunately, the same bird was back again today flying into our window.
I went to Amazon and ordered a Plastic Owl 🦉 and a squeegee on a stick to clean up after the bird.
I’m so upset, the plastic owls only worked for a few days 😢 👎
@@PhilFeedback unfortunately, these birds are driven by territory and that is so strong, fear of predators just doesn’t work very well. Covering the window on the outside (at least temporarily) is the only thing I know that works. Spray snow or even newspaper, etc May not look great but it is effective.
Thank you for the good explanation. I just experience such a weird things as I got the answer from you 😂👍🏻🙏🏻🐦
Glad to help.
I have an American Robin that will not stop it. It is beyond annoying. It started on just one corner window and now it is the entire side of my house, 18 windows. I hope it tires itself out. Never saw this before to this degree.
Some individuals are far more aggressive than others. Sounds like you have one for sure. Hopefully the light angle will change enough to take his reflection away.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Rain is starting in about 30 minutes and lasting all day tomorrow. Hopefully that will help stop it.
Great video! So when is the mating season? I live in spokane, WA and I’ve had 2 bird strikes today. And found a dead bird on our back deck!(which I’m assuming is from flying into our windows)
Breeding season is usually over by now. (March - August is typical) They kills are more likely from flying across the yard thinking they are going to land in a bush or tree they are seeing in the reflection.
@mark's Backyard birds I work in a office building in the city. I see hummingbirds banging the windows kill themselves and land in the parking lot. My office building has no flowers with in couple miles. 1. Why would a humming bird fly to the city with no flowers?
They are seeing a mirror image from the glass so the just see contiguous sky. They hit it at full speed which is almost always instant death. Hummingbirds are one of the most frequent window strike species.
Watching this at 6am on April 26 trying to figure out why that black bird was repetitively hitting itself against my front door window just now. The bird saw me approaching the window from the inside and flew away, but 5 minutes later I hear it again. A different window this time. Poor thing. At least now I know what to do. Thanks
Glad to help.
Mark, you said spray snow? So you need to spray outside or can you spray the snow on the inside? I don't understand. Can you explain please. Thank you
To maximize the effectiveness, the window needs to be sprayed on the outside
Thank you so much
Has anyone tried the drawing vertical lines method explained in this video?
Drawing very thin vertical parallel lines on windows to prevent bird strike
th-cam.com/video/UC9xQkUtQ98/w-d-xo.html
A territorial robin has been pecking my main door’s brass kickplate for 2 weeks! My entry is covered with disgusting poop, and I keep having to hose and scrub it off. I’ve tried hanging foil strips, a menacing plastic owl, covering the kickplate with static cling black paper, and finally yesterday, grey ‘wood-look’ contact paper. The crazy bird ignored the strips, the owl, peeled off the static cling paper. Today, I’m receiving bird spike strips. If the latest contact paper and the new bird spikes don’t work, I’m calling in a ‘fixer!’
The visual deterrents just don't work in this situation. The drive to reproduce is stronger than their fear of anything else. Peeling off he contact paper is crazy. That bird is possessed. It is a fairly short lived problem but I understand how frustrating it can be.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Yes indeed! I couldn’t believe he actually figured out how to do it! What so stinks is we have to leap over the threshold and area every time we leave or enter our home!
Like all animals, there some individuals that are too smart for their own good. Hope it resolves itself quickly
I use sun catchers in the windows and it works
Woohoo,... the cardinal keeps hitting the truck mirrors and back window. For two weeks.
A good pair of stretched out socks placed over them each night helps
Wow, I thought I got a crazy one for 4 days is enough.
Aren’t we protected also?
Against harm, sure we are.
Suicide ????
Definitely not.
Here for brawadis
5days in a row
They are persistent. Hopefully the sun angle will change and the reflection will go away.
All I heard is blah blah blah blah and more blah
maybe you have a thick wax build up in your ears.