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cabingal3
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 17:11
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we have a big octagon window at our cabin-its uncovered.
well we have had birds hit the window and die.
here is the latest.
i think i am going to crochet a bright cover for the window so birds will not think its the tunnel to somewhere else,it the window and bite the dust.
sure a pretty bird though.
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Just
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 17:18 - Edited by: Just
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Baltimore Oriole
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 19:57
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oh my goodness.a friend i know who lives in oregon-sent me this link.
Oh my they sure look so alike.thank u.
u were so close.i did not even know what a baltimore oriole looked like.
they are similar.
very much so.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-headed_grosbeak/id
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 21:05
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Yeah, he's a Baltimore oriole. Poor little guy.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 21:40
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This can happen when you are not at the cabin. A bird can break a pane of glass you would be in for quite a mess upon your return. This is why many cabin owner install shutters.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 22:16
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Yeah, I'm learnin' bird identification the hard way.
Didn't know a Grosbeak had so many calls.
One less 'whazzat' species for me.
Up to a few seconds ago, the only Baltimore Orioles I knew of was Cal Ripken Jr and Jim Palmer.
Didn't know there were actual 'Baltimore' Orioles that weren't baseball players............
When I was a kid, up in the hills outta Scappoose, my folks got enough nickels together to put in a picture window ('so we can see out, for cryin' out loud').
Heh, our cat was grateful....and fat.
She got purdy good at knowin' what 'bonk' meant, and a whole lot less what squeak was.
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spoofer
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 22:42
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It is not an Oriole. It's a Grosbeak!
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Just
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 23:08
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eastern Oriole is close but I think its a western grosbeak , we have a pair of rose breasted grosbeak at our cabin
eastern oriole
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eastern rose breasted grosbeak
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 23:21
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i dont know birds.
i know an ostrich,a chicken,a robin and a bluejay.
never saw a cardinal.i dont think we have them in oregon.
i never knew this bird i shared.
it is pretty.i myself almost thought it was a robin.
i asked all over to my friends on the web and an oregon girl told me what it was.
the boston oriole is so beautiful .wow.
well i never knew this either.
someone told me that u can purchase black hawk stickers to put on the window so the birds see this and stay away.
so we maybe will do this.
i sure hate it bit the dust cause it was so beautiful.
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hattie
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# Posted: 9 Jun 2014 23:24
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It looks like an oriole to me. Grossbeaks are more yellow than orange (at least out here in BC, Canada).
To help avoid window collisions, you can tape a black silhouette of a hawk on your windows.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2014 00:18
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thanks so much Just and everyone.
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creeky
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2014 10:00
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I use "stabilimentum". Basically the same device a spider uses to keep birds from flying through their webs.
Take a white marker or clear/white caulk works well. Make a zig zag mark in the middle of the window. This alerts the bird to avoid flying through the area. It doesn't have to be huge. we've protected large windows with a stabilimentum the size of my outstretched hand.
works great.
another tip if you're around when you hear the strike: small birds will go into shock. If you go out and poke them. Get them going again. You can often reset their brains and after a short period they will recover and fly away.
I've used this technique many many times and it's successful in the majority of cases. My best success was a Kingfisher. He/she stayed in the area and i could always tell it was him/her by the crooked neck. 
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2014 12:57
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thank u so much creeky.great helpful info.
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Smawgunner
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2014 18:54
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We've had birds hit windows too. A rose breasted grosbeak hit once and we thought it was dead. But we've had luck putting stunned birds in a covered shoebox and they remarkably recover and fly off.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2014 20:11
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oh wow.
we shall try this Smawgunner.thanks to creeky and u.we will check and make not to assume the birds are dead.thanks!
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