Date: 1/18/26 7:04 am
From: Tracy Rackauskas <tracynoelle...>
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Bird strikes
We used Feather Friendly on large picture windows in Arizona and it worked very well and held up for years. Looked decent, too.

https://featherfriendly.com/collections

Tracy Rackauskas
North Adams, MA

> On Jan 18, 2026, at 09:07, Charlotte Bill <cgbbill...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>> https://www.michaels.com/product/uni-posca-pc1m-extrafine-bullet-tip-paint-marker-10582854?cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-18514200182-_-&gclid=Cj0KCQiAprLLBhCMARIsAEDhdPfXEJHMeyN4Bp8IwssXzE9boRAbgOuNH22Wm8TANfP9a9OwSRQX6FIaAgnQEALw_wcB&pla_channel=local&sku=10582854&channel=local&local=1297&dev=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18508164201
>>
>>
>> David Merker
>> Etna, New Hampshire
>> Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc.
>>
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