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BIRDS!

princesess — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:38:09 GMT

does anyone know how to keep birds from constantly pecking on the windows in the winter

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Imaoldhippie — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:43:32 GMT

Maybe provide them some food and shelter?

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SilleeMee — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:48:10 GMT

Pecking on a window means that the birds are seeing their reflection in the glass and are reacting out of the need to defend their territory. They see their reflection and think it's another bird looking back. Most likely a seasonal thing and will pass.

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Patriot3 — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:48:45 GMT

@princesess wrote:
does anyone know how to keep birds from constantly pecking on the windows in the winter

@princesess I once had a bird that kept flying into one of my windows. I hung several pics of birds in that window. It worked. One pic was an eagle.

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CinNC — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:50:59 GMT

I don't know about pecking on windows, but I found that when I put my sun reflector in my windshield, the birds stopped pooping on the windshield.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:51:39 GMT

@Patriot3 wrote:
@princesess wrote:
does anyone know how to keep birds from constantly pecking on the windows in the winter
@princesess I once had a bird that kept flying into one of my windows. I hung several pics of birds in that window. It worked. One pic was an eagle.

Or have your kitty sit on the sill. Maybe get a stuffed animal like a kitty and place it by the window.

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princesess — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:54:57 GMT

thanks so much! ill try that

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Lorik62 — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:06:29 GMT

We also had this problem so we purchased a plastic owl from Home Depot and placed it near the window where the bird was hitting and this resolved the problem.

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proudlyfromNJ — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:16:41 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Pecking on a window means that the birds are seeing their reflection in the glass and are reacting out of the need to defend their territory. They see their reflection and think it's another bird looking back. Most likely a seasonal thing and will pass.

@SilleeMee. Yes, you are correct.

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2blonde — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:16:57 GMT

@CinNC wrote:
I don't know about pecking on windows, but I found that when I put my sun reflector in my windshield, the birds stopped pooping on the windshield.

@CinNC Too bad you can't use the reflector while you're driving!

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Tabbycat — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:45:20 GMT

I use bird tape. It works great! Got it at amazon. I tie it on the ends of my hanging flower pot chains.

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Carmie — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:23:11 GMT

Birds used to peck at my dining room window and leave a mess on my deck there that was difficult to remove. They are pecking at their reflection in the glass.

I solved the problem by taping a large sheet of paper over the window, newspaper works, from the inside. The birds went away.