If not cat then who ?

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1. This is so sad, but recently I saw a video with a simple solution. Using a white glass marker you should draw vertilcal lines on the windows. Not sure how many people would do this, but it could prevent birds from hitting the glass.

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   • Yeah , this is also good idea…! Thanks ellie

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2. Interesting post, thank you for sharing.

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   • Thank you bradley…..

3. So true, they used to come and dash against our polished glass window and one bird died before we decided to change the glass to normal wooden windows.

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   • Very well said Dawn. Thank you

4. You are right. Human species is the biggest threat to other species.

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   • Yeah , thank you mohan …..

5. wow.

   So this article is incorrect.

   1. Windows are not the top killer of birds. Domestic Cats kill more birds globally than windows do. 2. power lines kill more birds than windows
   3. feral cats kill more birds than domestic cats

   http://theconversation.com/wind-farms-are-hardly-the-bird-slayers-theyre-made-out-to-be-heres-why-79567

   please check your facts. It is very misleading to publish information as fact, that well isn’t’

   The source above represents a valid information source.

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   • I was wondering that when I read it. I thought I had heard that cats were the number one killer. Thanks for the clarification Doc.

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     • disinformation always scares me when it is public,

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   • There is nothing disinformation , every look it at different direction.

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     • This is complete and utter disinformation.

       There are at least 20 scientific studies that show that windows aren’t even in the top 8 reasons birds die.

       As an author, you have a responsibility to provide accurate information.

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       • Sir , I would not argue with you but this is one the big reason , the high building and the glass window .
         For your reference.
         https://www.sciencenews.org/article/windows-may-kill-988-million-birds-year-united-states

         https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/stop-blaming-cats-as-many-as-988-million-birds-die-annually-in-window-collisions/2014/02/03/9837fe80-8866-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html

         https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/08/americas/bird-building-collisions-scli-intl-scn/index.html

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         • congrats. They say today that cats kill more than 9 billion birds a year. You information is incorrect.

           The rankings (what kills birds) puts windows at best 4th

           I gave you a link and posted 4 more links that show the facts. in no study are windows put ahead of cats.

           Again as an author, you are responsible for publishing information that is correct.

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6. Yes, cats kill quite a lot of birds, however, so do glass windows…
   The NZ woodpigeon sometimes hit a glass window and needs to retrain itself to fly which takes 6 -8 weeks because they have concussion and forget how to fly

   • Yes , buildings g;ass windows are the prime reason of killing birds

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7. if the glass is opaque and non-reflective, the birds can avoid it

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   • Yeah agree with you Alex …

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     • but it probably costs too much

8. That’s true, but we have left with too few birds and cats are not the reason.

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   • Yes, this is the point of discussion , and i agree with you

9. Over here humans are still the main predator of birds.

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   • Yes in some countries still the human is the main predator of birds.

10. That is a big problem with birds that live in big cities when they run into very tall skyscrapers. It’s too bad no one has thought about what can be done to avoid this.

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    • In fact this is big problem all where and there must some solution to it

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11. That is a sad story. But there is nothing one can do about it

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    • If there is well there is also a way , what we can do , we should avoid high building or avoid using to much glass in it .

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      • It is only talk, talk, talk but no walk.

12. Many birds will fly into the glass.

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    • and the glass is the basic reason of this

13. Yes, birds frequently hit glass and many die because of it.

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    • Yes , there must be some solution to it