BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 5, 2023
Bird-window collisions are common and often fatal to wild birds in the U.S., according to Nicholas Lund, advocacy and outreach manager at Maine Audubon. More than one million birds a day die in this country after striking windows. The cause of death for these birds is usually blunt force trauma. Luckily, there are steps you can take to prevent it from happening in the first place. The best option is placing a simple insect screen over the outside of the windows, Lund said. Not only does it cut the reflection on the window but if a bird does run into it, the bird will more than likely bounce off uninjured. Any sort of decal or sticker placed on the window will break up the reflection. You can also hang cords in front of the window to serve as warnings. Special paint made just for painting on glass is another good strategy and you can draw designs or murals on your glass.