On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM R Stewart <2cnewbirds...> wrote:
> I also suspect that one could use a piece of wood (garage detritus) from
> which to hang the cord and screw the piece above the window.. no sag.
>
> Ruth Stewart
> E Dorset
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM Kate Olgiati <2grackle...> wrote:
>
> > Re: Birdstrikes:
> >
> > Dear Lynette,
> > We use the hanging cord method as well on our kitchen window. It
> > seems to work as well as can be expected ... we only lost 1 bird to a
> > strike since we put it up a couple of years ago. W built ours ourselves
> > using a pvc pipe with holes drilled every 3", some nice blue 1/4" nylon
> > rope and some nice big (1") steel washers tied at the ends to keep
> things
> > from tangling. The most expensive thing was the rope - PVC and washers
> > were garage detritis, Full disclosure, I got the plans from Birdsavers.
> > https://www.birdsavers.com/. They get a gold star for offering a DIY
> > option. Anyway, we can recommend this method.
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Kate
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM Elinor Osborn <
> > <0000037bc09f69f4-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> >
> > > I use the hanging cords from https://www.birdsavers.com/. They work
> far
> > > better than decals.
> > > Elinor
> > >
> > > Elinor Osborn
> > > 1286 Lost Nation Rd
> > > Craftsbury Common VT 05827
> > >
> > > 802 586-9994
> > > <elinor91...>
> > > www.elinorosbornphotography.com
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Jan 16, 2026, at 7:17 AM, Lynette Reep <lynettereep...>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Good morning,
> > > > I have a picture window with Windows opposite and am wondering what
> > > folks would recommend for preventing window strikes? A particular type
> of
> > > decal? Something else?
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > Lynette
> > > > Burlington
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Katherine Olgiati
> >
>
>
> --
> Ruth Stewart
> E. Dorset VT
>
