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Help Prevent Bird-Glass Collisions

Bird-glass collisions are unfortunately quite common both in cities and in residential areas due to the large amounts of reflective glass around buildings and the use of artificial light at night. Luckily, there are effective ways to substantially reduce the number of window strikes. Here are a few key steps you can take to help protect birds around your home:

Mark the outside of your windows with repeating patterns, such as dots. You can use paint, tape, stickers, or strings. To be effective, they should be spaced no more than 2 inches apart. This breaks up the reflection of vegetation or sky and helps birds see the window as a barrier.

Install screens outside your windows. This also makes it easier for birds to see that the windows are not continuations of the landscape.

Dim or turn off lights at night, especially during peak migration season. Most birds migrate at night, and artificial light attracts these migrants to urban areas where they are more likely to have collisions.

Keep Your Cats Indoors

Cats are the most numerous pet in North America. Unfortunately, they kill hundreds of millions of birds each year. Ground-feeding and ground-nesting birds and fledglings are at greatest risk. Feeder birds are also easy prey.

If you own a cat, we strongly recommend that you keep it indoors to reduce this needless loss. Your cat will benefit too; statistics show that indoor cats live longer, healthier lives than cats allowed to roam outdoors.