By K. Slagboom - Birding in British Columbia
Glass, it lets the sun in and keeps the cold (and heat) out. It also makes a near perfect mirror when conditions are right. To a song bird, a patch of blue sky in a wall can mean a broken neck and death. Our architectural designs are now using more and more glass to make our livings space bright and spacious but resident and migrant song birds pay dearly for our comforts.
Small, quick, ground birds (mainly songbirds and thrushes) are the most susceptible to our windows. Lighter birds have a better chance of bouncing off the glass and surviving the impact but larger birds like the robin are more likely to incur severe injury. In most cases...[READ MORE]