Dang Bluebirds

[po boy]

We moved into our new house last March and about mid June male bluebirds starting striking our windows. The noise is running us nuts and keeping the windows clean is impossible...

I have attached balloons on strings to the windows, put out an owl decoy, cat on the back deck and some shiny looking things with eyes on them. Nothing works....

Any ideas?

[Pepsiboy]

Originally Posted by po boy

We moved into our new house last March and about mid June male bluebirds starting striking our windows. The noise is running us nuts and keeping the windows clean is impossible...

I have attached balloons on strings to the windows, put out an owl decoy, cat on the back deck and some shiny looking things with eyes on them. Nothing works....

Any ideas?

po boy,

Just a few questions. If you look into the windows they are hitting, can you see THROUGH the house and another window? Doe the windows REFLECT the yard or trees ? Do you have sun shade film on the glass of the window?

You could try putting up white colored shear curtains inside the window, or a NON REFLECTIVE shading film on the inside. My grandparents had that problem when they moved to town. Turned out that there was a large mirror on the wall opposite the window. It reflected the outside view back to the birds. When they put up white shears, the problem stopped.

Hope this helps.

Dave

[1shotwade]

Try little rubber "toy" snakes on the outside window sill. Birds don't like snakes.

Wade

[7thswan]

Any thing that looks like a spider web. I hear black string works.

[Ozarks Tom]

Originally Posted by Pepsiboy

po boy,

Just a few questions. If you look into the windows they are hitting, can you see THROUGH the house and another window? Doe the windows REFLECT the yard or trees ? Do you have sun shade film on the glass of the window?

Dave

That worked for us. The birds were seeing a reflection of the woods in the windows, and thinking they were flying into the woods. White sheers did the trick.

[billinwv]

I think these are male birds being territorial and fighting their image in the window. Not sure how to make them "un-mirrored".

[Fennick]

On the inside of the window tape black paper silhouettes of predatory birds. They will frighten the bluebirds away from the window.

Like these raptors:

[po boy]

Originally Posted by Pepsiboy

po boy,

Just a few questions. If you look into the windows they are hitting, can you see THROUGH the house and another window? Doe the windows REFLECT the yard or trees ? Do you have sun shade film on the glass of the window?

You could try putting up white colored shear curtains inside the window, or a NON REFLECTIVE shading film on the inside. My grandparents had that problem when they moved to town. Turned out that there was a large mirror on the wall opposite the window. It reflected the outside view back to the birds. When they put up white shears, the problem stopped.

Hope this helps.

Dave

They hit on windows in two guest rooms that have only one window and the doors are closed. They hit on the garage widows that face a solid wall. They hit on all the windows and only a couple are positioned where you can see through the house.

Different rooms have different coverings and I am sure there are reflections.

[po boy]

Originally Posted by 1shotwade

Try little rubber "toy" snakes on the outside window sill. Birds don't like snakes.

Wade

I've looked for those, can't find any of decent size..................

[po boy]

Originally Posted by Fennick

On the inside of the window tape black paper silhouettes of predatory birds. They will frighten the bluebirds away from the window.

Like these raptors:

I've thought about those and will try.

[Danaus29]

Dirty windows, no reflections, no fighting. Works for me.

[Dixie Bee Acres]

Originally Posted by Fennick

On the inside of the window tape black paper silhouettes of predatory birds. They will frighten the bluebirds away from the window.

Like these raptors:

And if those don't work, try this one

[geo in mi]

You are so lucky to have bluebirds. They are great to watch, and they swoop down over meadow areas to eat insects. If you chase them away, I hope they will come up here....I'll make a home for them....

geo

[po boy]

Originally Posted by geo in mi

You are so lucky to have bluebirds. They are great to watch, and they swoop down over meadow areas to eat insects. If you chase them away, I hope they will come up here....I'll make a home for them....

geo

I love the critters also have bluebird houses up for 35 years and have about 8 ready to put near our fruit trees..

It appears they are a more brilliant blue, than the ones in. Ga

[vpapai]

Get some shutters. Install them so you can close them when the birds are active.