Birds & Windows: Simple Solutions
Feeder placement:
• Put either very close (w/in 3 feet) or over 30 feet away.
• Always place kitty corner to house, not directly in front of windows
• Closer slows speed of bird impact, making survival higher
• Further away is better, with trees between window & feeders
Wildlife Netting:
• Garden (or wildlife) netting - inexpensive, DIY solution
• Nearly 100% effectiveness if installed correctly; allows excellent view out of window
• Installation instructions:
• Hang so that its taut at least 4-6” from window
• Hang on plant hangars or anything you choose to attach to 4 corners of window
• Can also hang off eaves, or be creative
• If bottom is attached, net allows bird to just 'bounce' off the netting
• Net: choose bird or deer netting for gardens, small holes of 1” or less
•For installation instructions, email us at nativebirdcare59@gmail.com
• Professional options: see below
Window Decals:
• Effective if placed every 2” horizontal x 4” vertical apart (per ABC, FLAP research)
• Window Alert is the most see through, but just a few don’t work
• American Bird Conservancy – www.abcbirdtape.org
Window Additions:
• Colorful or shiny string or tapes, or other decorations
• Holographic windsocks (WBU)
• Professional option: www.birdsavers.com
• Professional option:
Window Screens:
• Take old window screens, decorate, and hang on outside of window
• Leave the window screens for the window on even in winter
• Residential professional option: www.birdscreen.com (use plant hooks to extend distance from window)
• Commercial professional option: www.birdbgone.com
Decorative Window Films
• Applied to the outside of a window, aids in energy gain too
• Films only work if they do not produce mirror effects, otherwise they are worse
• www.collidescape.org
• Solyx® Bird-Safety Film
• Sun Shield Pros Decorative film
• Feather Friendly
Solar Shades - lower heat gain and save birds!
• Available as premade screens; manual, solar powered, or wired.
• Custom options available through glass businesses & others
• Costco has affordable solar screening: Costco Solar Shades
Commercial, Professional, & New Construction
• Full list of what passed the ABC success test at: American Bird Conservancy
• www.featherfriendly.org
• Glass options for new construction: ABC Birds
Other
• Naturescape between feeders and windows
• Do not place feeders within direct line of sight of windows, angle them to window
• Close drapes or blinds while away or in rooms not in use
• Move plants near inside windows,
• Impede “see-through” passageways created via 2 windows in a corner
• Picture of Human Face on inside of window looking out – reported to work well
Best sites for more information:
www.flap.org/residential.php
www.abcbirds.org
www.nationalbirdday.com/ab_windows_birds.php www.audubonportland.org/issues/metro/bsafe/windows
• Put either very close (w/in 3 feet) or over 30 feet away.
• Always place kitty corner to house, not directly in front of windows
• Closer slows speed of bird impact, making survival higher
• Further away is better, with trees between window & feeders
Wildlife Netting:
• Garden (or wildlife) netting - inexpensive, DIY solution
• Nearly 100% effectiveness if installed correctly; allows excellent view out of window
• Installation instructions:
• Hang so that its taut at least 4-6” from window
• Hang on plant hangars or anything you choose to attach to 4 corners of window
• Can also hang off eaves, or be creative
• If bottom is attached, net allows bird to just 'bounce' off the netting
• Net: choose bird or deer netting for gardens, small holes of 1” or less
•For installation instructions, email us at nativebirdcare59@gmail.com
• Professional options: see below
Window Decals:
• Effective if placed every 2” horizontal x 4” vertical apart (per ABC, FLAP research)
• Window Alert is the most see through, but just a few don’t work
• American Bird Conservancy – www.abcbirdtape.org
Window Additions:
• Colorful or shiny string or tapes, or other decorations
• Holographic windsocks (WBU)
• Professional option: www.birdsavers.com
• Professional option:
Window Screens:
• Take old window screens, decorate, and hang on outside of window
• Leave the window screens for the window on even in winter
• Residential professional option: www.birdscreen.com (use plant hooks to extend distance from window)
• Commercial professional option: www.birdbgone.com
Decorative Window Films
• Applied to the outside of a window, aids in energy gain too
• Films only work if they do not produce mirror effects, otherwise they are worse
• www.collidescape.org
• Solyx® Bird-Safety Film
• Sun Shield Pros Decorative film
• Feather Friendly
Solar Shades - lower heat gain and save birds!
• Available as premade screens; manual, solar powered, or wired.
• Custom options available through glass businesses & others
• Costco has affordable solar screening: Costco Solar Shades
Commercial, Professional, & New Construction
• Full list of what passed the ABC success test at: American Bird Conservancy
• www.featherfriendly.org
• Glass options for new construction: ABC Birds
Other
• Naturescape between feeders and windows
• Do not place feeders within direct line of sight of windows, angle them to window
• Close drapes or blinds while away or in rooms not in use
• Move plants near inside windows,
• Impede “see-through” passageways created via 2 windows in a corner
• Picture of Human Face on inside of window looking out – reported to work well
Best sites for more information:
www.flap.org/residential.php
www.abcbirds.org
www.nationalbirdday.com/ab_windows_birds.php www.audubonportland.org/issues/metro/bsafe/windows
Contact Us at lovenativebirds@gmail.com
