Crazy Cardinal

[kacee]

??

Five days ago, a bright red cardinal began attacking my bedroom windows. He goes from one window and runs into it, then flies to the second window and runs into it, and then flies to the third window and runs into it. He then does the same thing over and over again for hours until it's bedtime and he flies off to go to sleep. Then at 6 a.m., he is there again, repeating the process all over again.

I have searched the net and find people saying that this bird does this because of the reflection in the window. But he starts before the sun even comes up. There are no trees in the reflection of the window. Just the house next door. It has stormed all week and there's hasn't been much sun to cause a reflection.

My only thought is that he is mad because we had a wreath that a bird made a nest in and laid eggs. The eggs hatched and it was really cute. But when I went outside the day before this crazy bird started hitting my windows, the wreath had fallen on the ground and the baby birds were gone. I picked up the wreath and put it back on the wall in hopes they would return. But nothing. I thought maybe they just got old enough to fly away.

Please provide me advice on how I can prevent this bird from killing himself by bashing my windows, and so I can get some sleep!

Thanks!

[Berserka]

I have birds that wake me up at dawn all the time doing the same thing.
A piece of advice I recieved was to hang cutouts of hawks or other frightening birds of prey in front of the windows. I haven't done it - not allowed - but was told it does work.
Good luck and I hope you have success soon.

[whitney]

I have had the same problem and did some research, including consulting the FLAP website. A product they have mentioned is called CollidEscape which is supposed to work where decals, tape, etc don't. It covers the outside of the window preventing any reflection or look of entry but from inside you can still see out. I found it by googling CollidEscape. You might check it out too. So far it is working on the window I tried it on.