Our sliding glass doors ended another bird's life today

[m-jean03]

That would make two since I have lived in this house.

The poor little thing. We watched her die of a broken neck , on the porch, coughing up blood; her mate hopped around her, squawking for a while before flying off --

I just buried her in the back yard. :-( :cry:

[theoceansnerves]

1. that's so sad

i'm glad you buried it.
you might try some of the suggestions here:

http://www.theraptortrust.org/prevent2.html

[m-jean03]

5. thanks

good ideas! will try.

[Kathleen04]

2. Too sad..

I hate how that happens. :(

[DrWeird]

3. Get a hawk sticker.

A sticker of a hawk you can stick on your glass door. It scares away little birds but at least they won't hit your door anymore.

[m-jean03]

4. Thanks for the suggestion

I hadn't heard of this, I will definitely try and find one. Where do you get them at?

[starroute]

7. Here's one site to check out

http://www.featherguard.com/

[Ruby Romaine]

8. try pet/bird supply store, nature type shop -any local nature preserves

or gardens with gift shop?

[JohnyCanuck]

6. You might want to try this.

I think You can get stickers of bird shapes to stick on glass doors and windows and it apparently helps the bird steer clear from flying head on into the glass. There's a Toronto subway station that sits outdoors at ground level near a natural ravine, it's largely glass enclosed and I noticed that on each window there was a sticker in the shape of a silhouette of a bird in flight (ie wings outstretched). Someone told me it was to help prevent the birds flying into the glass.

[Padraig18]

9. Hang some suncatchers on it.

That's what we do, and we've not had any birds hit ours since, plus which the suncatchers diffuse the light into such pretty colors.:)

[m-jean03]

11. Fantastic idea

No want no more birdy funerals for me!

[XanaDUer]

10. Could you also hang some wind chimes...

in front of the doors?