Date: 1/18/26 6:07 am
From: Charlotte Bill <cgbbill...>
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Bird strikes
After returning home and feeling heartbroken at finding a dead Ovenbird on
the deck, I took a bar of white soap and drew a lot of squiggles and swirls
on the glass of the offending outer door (though too late for the Ovenbird,
I needed to take immediate action to deter any future strikes). Probably
not the solution for a picture window, but in certain situations, drawing
with soap is inexpensive and effective.
Charlotte Bill
Enosburgh

On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM david merker <buteojamaica...>
wrote:

> We have drawn white vertical lines on our windows, about 3-4" apart. We
> used uni Posca paint marker. Works great. Strikes reduced by ~98%. Easy to
> clean the windows, easy to refresh the lines when needed and you get fully
> used to them being there. Even visitors hardly notice them. The lines are
> resilient and I only refresh them once a year and not everywhere, just in
> spots. Highly recommended and effective.
>
>
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>
> David Merker
> Etna, New Hampshire
> Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc.
>
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