There is a Robin that's been flying headfirst into ...

Granny44 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:10:46 GMT

There is a Robin that's been flying headfirst into our family room window. This has been going on for (unbelievably) a week now. We hear him as he crashes into the window - all day long. Sometimes he sits on the deck railing and just looks at the window trying to figure it out - and then it's back to bang - bang - bang! He is surrounded by trees but for some reason insists on flying into the window instead. I'm afraid that he's eventually going to break his little beak or kill himself. What can I do to stop him???

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AwlArtist — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:46:56 GMT

Put things in the window, he just can't see the glass and thinks it is an opening that he can fly through.

Use suction cups and hang sun catchers, stained glass, ribbon, bows... or put a few lines of masking tape across the window... just something to let him know it is not a way into your home.

Of course, another thing is, he could be seeing his reflection and trying to fight that 'other bird', but it's more likely the first.

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Phoenixjfb — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:26:39 GMT

At this time of year it is most likely a male Robin trying to attack his own reflection in the glass. They are very territorial during the nesting season, as are many other birds. Some more than others. IE. Mockingbirds. If he were just trying to fly thru the window, he would probably have already broken his neck. The attack flight is slower and at the end he strikes the glass with his feet and beak rather than a straight on full flight that would cause his head to hit first at a higher speed. I really don't what you can do to do away with the reflection in the glass. Short of covering the glass someway. I noticed AwlArtist has some good suggestions.

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william — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:30:32 GMT

the best thing to do if a bird keeps crashing into your window is to have a long talk with him/her and explain they may hurt themselves. this always works for me. on the serious side stick a small piece of tin foil in the middle of the glass. a birds keen eyesight will tell the bird to stay away

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sweetmercyday — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:23:04 GMT

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Avi2 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:21:51 GMT

I came across this thread because I'm having this problem and I've already covered the outside of the windows that the Robin's crashing into with paper. It doesn't stop it. It is a symptom of male Robin territoriality but the classic methods of stopping a bird from crashing into a window do not deter it. I've had various kinds of birds crash into our deck doors and the transparent "stickers" that are made to deter that do work for the most part. But this spring Robin behavior is much more daunting. Even when the window is covered with paper from the outside so that there can be no reflection, the bird attacks the 1/2-inch or so of the glass that isn't covered. It's really unbelievable that it's so persistent....and annoying, since it starts every day just at sun-up so it wakes us up. I'm going to have to keep on looking for a way to stop this...and I'll continue to hope that it breaks its neck in the meanwhile.

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Granny44 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:13:59 GMT

I feel your frustration! We've lived in this house for 30+ years and last year was the first time that anything like this ever happened. I thought it was over for good at the end of last summer but - guess what - this past week I heard that old familiar bang - bang - bang very early one morning. And there he was at the same old window. Do you think it's the same bird that just loves to annoy us? I'm beginning to think it's "personal"!!!!