Date: 11/20/25 7:02 am
From: Melissa Groo <melgroo...>
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Male cardinal attacking his reflection
Madonna, FLAP Canada has some good resources on this:

How to Stop Birds From Attacking Windows
<https://flap.org/stop-birds-from-attacking-windows/>

Video on one of the methods mentioned in above article: Stop Birds From
Hitting Windows in Minutes With a Bar of Soap
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRXqIlLCeYQ>

On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM madonna stallmann <
<madonnaoftheprairie...> wrote:

> Hi All!
>
> We have a VERY PERSISTENT male cardinal attacking his reflection in every
> window of our house that is anywhere near a shrub, or tree. It's annoying,
> yes, but I'm more concerned for him exhausting himself and wasting his
> energy and time instead of putting his focus on survival.
> We have tried covering the windows one by one, but then we can't see out &
> sun (like today) can't get in.
> Any recommendations for how we can change this situation and have everyone
> happy in the end would be appreciated.
>
> 💐 Madonna
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