There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric

on 6/7/2008 4:29 PM Eric said the following:
There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric


He's seeing his reflection in the glass and trying to drive off a
competitor. Animals can have mental problems too. :-).

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willshak wrote:

on 6/7/2008 4:29 PM Eric said the following:
There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window
but he still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric


He's seeing his reflection in the glass and trying to drive off a
competitor. Animals can have mental problems too. :-).

Interesting idea, do you think if i windexed the glass nice and clean he might
not see himself?

On Jun 7, 3:29*pm, Eric wrote:
There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric

1) Might be a domestic canary that is lost. Anything in the classified
Lost & Found?
2) Could be a hungry goldfinch. Get a niger seed feeding sock from
WalMart and hang it away from the window. When his belly is full , no
more bother.
3) Ask at the Petco store or equivalent about lost critters, other
advice.
4) Sometimes a reflection in the window will trigger a reaction in
some birds. A temporary curtain of some sort will work in that case.
Just ignore the tiresome clods that suggest cats, shotguns, pellet
guns and poison.

Joe

willshak wrote:

on 6/7/2008 4:29 PM Eric said the following:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window
but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get
him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric



He's seeing his reflection in the glass and trying to drive off a
competitor. Animals can have mental problems too. :-).

A window screen would probably solve the problem. If there isn't a
framed screen, just tack up some screening
to cover the frame until the bird moves on. Or stick up a small bird
feeder with some thistle seed in it.

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:29:12 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric


Tape white paper on the glass for a few weeks--he won't see his
reflection as well and may look elsewhere.

This could be love.
I like the idea to cover the window & give them a mirror.
On Jun 7, 2:25 pm, Steve B. wrote:
I would suggest cats, shotguns, pellet
guns and poison.

Sorry I couldn't resist......

Actually the previously posted idea to hang something else over the
window for a couple of days is probably the best idea.

Steve B.

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:47:39 -0400, willshak
wrote:

He's seeing his reflection in the glass and trying to drive off a
competitor. Animals can have mental problems too. :-).

lol. Birds eat fermented berries and fly into windows. Maybe the bird
is drunk? Or, even suicidal!

Oren wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:47:39 -0400, willshak
wrote:

He's seeing his reflection in the glass and trying to drive off a
competitor. Animals can have mental problems too. :-).

lol. Birds eat fermented berries and fly into windows. Maybe the bird
is drunk? Or, even suicidal!

In US, wrong time of year for that...

--

Eric wrote:
There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric



Hi Eric...
More than likely he thinks that this is male competition (at this time
of year) Can you hang something in or on the window so he cant see his
reflection? At least till breeding season is over or until the sun moves
enough in the sky so he cant see the reflection. He is just trying to
protect his territory.

Deb

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:29:12 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?

Where are you??

He may be acting territorial and trying to frighten off an intruder
from his patch. Tried making the window less reflective perhaps which
will reduce the visibility??

Welshdog
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(http://australianopinion.com)

Not as strange as it looks!

Welsh Dog wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:29:12 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?

Where are you??

He may be acting territorial and trying to frighten off an intruder
from his patch. Tried making the window less reflective perhaps which
will reduce the visibility??

Welshdog

The bird sees it's own reflection and thinks it's an intruder. Bird will
continue to do this the whole nesting season. If you can buy the old
fashioned Glass Wax that dries on the window and leaves a dull coat of
wax, that will eliminate the reflection. Or get a thin plastic drop
cloth and tape it over the outside of the window.

Sanity wrote:


Welsh Dog wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:29:12 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window
but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get
him to
just go away?

Where are you??

He may be acting territorial and trying to frighten off an intruder
from his patch. Tried making the window less reflective perhaps which
will reduce the visibility??

Welshdog

The bird sees it's own reflection and thinks it's an intruder. Bird will
continue to do this the whole nesting season. If you can buy the old
fashioned Glass Wax that dries on the window and leaves a dull coat of
wax, that will eliminate the reflection. Or get a thin plastic drop
cloth and tape it over the outside of the window.
or put a picture of a owl or cat on the window.

"Eric" wrote in message
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There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric


Have you tried taking the glass out of the window? Just a thought.

In article ,
Eric wrote:

There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric

Well, I do have one suggestion. Search the archives of a.h.r. This topic
has been discussed ad nauseum approximately 9 million times in the last
3 months alone.

"Eric" wrote in message
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There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric

Hi Eric,

This is based on some limited experience with budgies when I was growing up,
I really don't know that much about birds, but if your interior is darker
than the exterior the bird may be infatuated with its reflection. Perhaps
try putting something up behind the window, or even in front of it, that
will block the reflection from the bird.

Best guess, hope it helps,
Murielle

"Murielle" wrote in message
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"Eric" wrote in message
...
There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my kitchen
window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I've gone
outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window but he
still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or 2.
Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can get him
to
just go away?
Thanks
Eric

Hi Eric,

This is based on some limited experience with budgies when I was growing
up, I really don't know that much about birds, but if your interior is
darker than the exterior the bird may be infatuated with its reflection.
Perhaps try putting something up behind the window, or even in front of
it, that will block the reflection from the bird.

Best guess, hope it helps,
Murielle


Bird is seeing his own reflection and thinking it's another bird, attacks
it. Most likely this bird has a nest nearby and is protecting it's young.
Get some old fashion glass wax, apply it to the window and let it haze.
That'll eliminate the reflection till the birds goes away.

"Sanity" wrote in message
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"Murielle" wrote in message
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Bird is seeing his own reflection and thinking it's another bird, attacks
it. Most likely this bird has a nest nearby and is protecting it's young.
Get some old fashion glass wax, apply it to the window and let it haze.
That'll eliminate the reflection till the birds goes away.

I think you are on to something with the reflection thing, and I know OP
didn't say where they are, but unless they are in they southern hemisphere I
don't think there are too many places right now where a bird would have a
nest with young.

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"Sanity" wrote in message
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"Murielle" wrote in message
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Bird is seeing his own reflection and thinking it's another bird, attacks
it. Most likely this bird has a nest nearby and is protecting it's young.
Get some old fashion glass wax, apply it to the window and let it haze.
That'll eliminate the reflection till the birds goes away.

I think you are on to something with the reflection thing, and I know OP
didn't say where they are, but unless they are in they southern hemisphere
I don't think there are too many places right now where a bird would have
a nest with young.
When I lived in Florida I went through it with a determined Cardinal. He
kept attacking my windows near her nest until I removed the reflection from
my windows.

Androgynous, hermaphrodiditic cardinal? Probably bisexual,
too?

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Sanity" wrote in message
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When I lived in Florida I went through it with a determined
Cardinal. He
kept attacking my windows near her nest until I removed the
reflection from
my windows.

"Murielle" wrote in
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"Eric" wrote in message
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There is this one small bright yellow bird that is banging on my
kitchen window incessantly. This has been going on for 2 weeks now.
I've gone outside
and drove him off, sprayed the hose at him, washed down the window
but he still comes back. If i drive him away he's back in a minute or
2. Any ideas as to why this bird is acting so weird? And how i can
get him to just go away?
Thanks
Eric

Hi Eric,

This is based on some limited experience with budgies when I was
growing up, I really don't know that much about birds, but if your
interior is darker than the exterior the bird may be infatuated with
its reflection. Perhaps try putting something up behind the window,
or even in front of it, that will block the reflection from the bird.

Best guess, hope it helps,
Murielle



You reply is moot. The bird is dead by now. You replied to a post from
June 2008.

Stormin Mormon wrote:
Androgynous, hermaphrodiditic cardinal? Probably bisexual,
too?

Nah, just a classic situation of a young male protecting what he sees as
his turf. I get the same problem on my windows at times. I quit washing
them, to cut down on reflections.

--
aem sends...

Don't want the little birdy to have a sore pecker?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Androgynous, hermaphrodiditic cardinal? Probably bisexual,
too?

Nah, just a classic situation of a young male protecting
what he sees as
his turf. I get the same problem on my windows at times. I
quit washing
them, to cut down on reflections.

--
aem sends...