Birds and windows - masking tape?

[SassiBird]

We have a new flyer at our house. I did some research on deterring window strikes by outdoor birds and found a couple interesting ideas. String and chart tape (skinny masking tape).
The idea is to make stripes or a grid with tape to show that the glass isn't passable.
Has anyone tried this?

 

[SilverSage]

You can do that other people use window clings, curtains, or finger prints I personally take the babies and show them the windows as well. They will run into them sometimes, just like they will with the walls.


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[Kentuckienne]

We live in the booneroonies and always have feeders. At first there were wild birds dying from hitting the windows - our house has lots of big windows. Birds see the sky reflected and head right for that hard air. We tried stickon things, CDs on strings, nothing worked. Then we moved the feeders really near the house, so the birds couldn't build up enough speed to hurt themselves. They still fly into the glass sometimes, especially when the little falcon comes to get his dinner at the feeder like everybody else. But the deaths are rare now. Is there any way to set up flight paths, perches, obstacles so if birdie does run into the window he won't be going too fast?

 

[SassiBird]

To clarify. I'm thinking of adapting this to deter a companion bird from hitting the windows from the inside.
I tried walking around and showing her all the windows, tapping on each one. She just looked at me with pity.

 

[JohnH]

Have you considered hanging a dream catcher?
Some of them can be quite beautiful.

 

[Anansi]

I haven't tried it, but I'm pretty sure it would work. Good idea. There are also window stickers manufactured for this very purpose.

 

[coopedup]

if you use window gels, put them on the INSIDE. They melt in heat and make a gawd-awful mess when they are on the outside. From personal experience here...had to clean my windows 3 times before I figured out what would remove the goo-- and they were full of gnats too...YUK. FYI, the answer is ammonia. Not vinegar, not mineral spirits...just ammonia.