Bird Brain...

[stevej37]

Three days in a row...for at least a couple hours each day starting at 7am
This not-so-smart Robin has been trying to fly into my basement.
Tomorrow I'm putting a fake snake outside at the window.

[masraum]

My guess is that it has to do with where the sun is this time of year. If there's a dark basement and the sun is just right, that window may be like a mirror to him. Maybe he's thinking "man, that's a damn good looking bird, I'm going to kick his ass!" If you turn the light on in the basement does he stop? Often if there's darkness behind a window, that increases the likelihood that window will act like a mirror.

[masraum]

And then some birds just aren't that smart. I've seen birds that would sit on the door of a car and attack the bird that they see in the side view mirror. There was one where I worked once that we saw almost every day over the course of a week once.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by masraum

My guess is that it has to do with where the sun is this time of year. If there's a dark basement and the sun is just right, that window may be like a mirror to him. Maybe he's thinking "man, that's a damn good looking bird, I'm going to kick his ass!" If you turn the light on in the basement does he stop? Often if there's darkness behind a window, that increases the likelihood that window will act like a mirror.

That is my guess.

https://www.thespruce.com/stop-birds-attacking-windows-386449

[stevej37]

It can see inside the window ok because I tried getting closer with the camera...and it flew away every time. And it only happens early morning.

That link makes me think I should just put some blinds on the window.
The Robin has to be worn out after a few hours of that.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by masraum

And then some birds just aren't that smart. I've seen birds that would sit on the door of a car and attack the bird that they see in the side view mirror. There was one where I worked once that we saw almost every day over the course of a week once.

We had a mocking bird at work that would do that. It would pick any car, and sit on the rear view mirror, lean over and peck at it's reflection. When a bird is anywhere for more than a few seconds, it is gonna crap all over the place. It got to the point that when I got to work I would wrap a towel around my mirrors and the bird went to another car.

We finally used a pelit gun to dispatch it. We were all tired of washing bird crap off of our windows and car doors.

[stevej37]

This robin makes the turtles look super smart!

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

We had a mocking bird at work that would do that. It would pick any car, and sit on the rear view mirror, lean over and peck at it's reflection. When a bird is anywhere for more than a few seconds, it is gonna crap all over the place. It got to the point that when I got to work I would wrap a towel around my mirrors and the bird went to another car.

We finally used a pelit gun to dispatch it. We were all tired of washing bird crap off of our windows and car doors.

You meant side view mirror?

Last year I had a robin that did the same thing to my Tundra for a couple of weeks.
Bird snot and s#it all over my mirror, door and side windows.

I was going to cap it's ass, but if the wife found out she would have done the same to me.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

It can see inside the window ok because I tried getting closer with the camera...and it flew away every time. And it only happens early morning.

That link makes me think I should just put some blinds on the window.
The Robin has to be worn out after a few hours of that.

You mean that you can see out from the basement to outside? Of course, you're on the dark side of the window which can see to the bright side. The bird is on the bright side and when it's completely dark probably just sees a reflection. As you get close enough, you break the reflection, he sees you, and then goes away.

It's similar to how in the movies when there's 1-way glass, the folks that are watching through the glass are usually in a dark room (best example that I can think of is NCIS).

light behind the window, you can see through it. Dark behind the window, it reflects light from in front.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by masraum

Maybe he's thinking "man, that's a damn good looking bird, I'm going to kick his ass!"

+1

Because his ho is close by and he's jealous and ain't nobody gonna tap that ass but him. That is the answer.

[stevej37]

^^^
Well...he is surely paying for it.
Can you imagine running into a wall..head first..over and over just for some tail wing??

[mattdavis11]

Steve has it right. I had to whack a cardinal because it was constantly fighting the mirror on the 944. Everyday for a couple of weeks. Only so much bird crap and beak slobber can a man take.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by masraum

You mean that you can see out from the basement to outside? Of course, you're on the dark side of the window which can see to the bright side. The bird is on the bright side and when it's completely dark probably just sees a reflection. As you get close enough, you break the reflection, he sees you, and then goes away.

It's similar to how in the movies when there's 1-way glass, the folks that are watching through the glass are usually in a dark room (best example that I can think of is NCIS).

light behind the window, you can see through it. Dark behind the window, it reflects light from in front.

Damn. The gf and I parade around the condo nekkid. I better close the blinds.

[ckelly78z]

My wife has a cardinal that constantly attacks her office window...only in the Spring/early Summer.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

My wife has a cardinal that constantly attacks her office window...only in the Spring/early Summer.

Mating season.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Mating season.

That's what I was thinking.

[Rusty Heap]

taping strips of alum foil on the outside window helps scare them away.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

taping strips of alum foil on the outside window helps scare them away.

I'll bet you could tape them to the inside and get the same result too.

[stevej37]

This morning, he quit flying into the glass. I looked out and he was walking back and forth and watching the glass.
Maybe he's just worn out?...I don't know.

I'll see what happens tomorrow. Amazon snakes are due here today or Wed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PMCH1NY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

[stevej37]

Which one would scare a robin the most?