tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post1684344723884968470..comments2024-02-28T16:02:42.157-07:00Comments on Birding Is Fun!: Birds Attacking CarsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-30661635408557022192015-04-01T08:10:02.103-06:002015-04-01T08:10:02.103-06:00I got a piece of kakena and put it on top of the...I got a piece of kakena and put it on top of the mirror. The smell ran them off eventuallyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013208815108996087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-64369820157910143892013-09-09T09:25:22.478-06:002013-09-09T09:25:22.478-06:00We've had at least one male cardinal that has ...We've had at least one male cardinal that has attacked our car mirrors and windows year-round for two years. We cover our car side mirrors with plastic shopping bags but that can be even more damaging if it rains in summer and the hot sun bakes the plastic bags onto the mirror housings. And it's not exactly convenient when trying to leave for work and it's raining like heck and you have to remove the bags which are tied on. Not sure why anyone says they attack only during "mating" season because it's all year round. And we have quite a few male cardinals around. Maybe they're all doing it. Haven't seen any other types of birds attack the cars. Just the stupid male cardinals that bloody themselves by pecking at their own reflections. When we first moved in to our house, a female cardinal would slam into our master bedroom window. That happened for several years until she disappeared. Not sure of the life expanse of a cardinal, but I hope this one is gone soon enough. The red-tailed hawks tend to go after some of our songbirds. We tried the "rubber snake" idea to deter the cardinals but that just upset the hawks who then poked holes in the snakes. Nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-10807844363477400302013-05-30T15:22:32.246-06:002013-05-30T15:22:32.246-06:00My friend, Celeste and I just had this happen with...My friend, Celeste and I just had this happen with a Hooded Oriole at Molina Basin on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson last week. She is the one who suggested that we cover the windows; not for my car's sake, but so the bird would not exhaust or injure itself. She told me of a situation where a red-winged blackbird got its foot trapped between the mirror edge and the mirror cover and died there dangling. I quickly got out a sweater and a shirt from my car and wrapped them around the mirrors. It was well worth the small amount of time it took me to do this.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-66297804524479275412013-05-29T08:13:37.140-06:002013-05-29T08:13:37.140-06:00I had the misfortune of walking under a tree that ...I had the misfortune of walking under a tree that had a Northern Mockingbird nesting in it. A little thrill for the morning:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.com