Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!wuarchive!uunet!world!rmura From: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: A cardinal wants in my house Message-ID: Date: 6 Jan 91 01:50:00 GMT References: <1991Jan5.165340.11289@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> Sender: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Organization: The World Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: mayne@nu.cs.fsu.edu's message of 5 Jan 91 21:53:40 GMT In article <1991Jan5.165340.11289@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> mayne@nu.cs.fsu.edu (William Mayne) writes: > > About two weeks ago a male cardinal appeared at the window of my > house near Tallahassee, Florida. He perched on a ledge and pecked > at the bathroom window. He is probably seeing his reflection in the window, and he is probably trying to drive the "other" cardinal from his territory. There was a good article about birds fighting their reflections in _Bird Watchers' Digest_ a couple of year ago. In the summer of 1989 we had a redstart attack its reflection from early morning until dusk one day. I don't think it even took time to eat. (It gave me a chance to get some nice pictures, though.) It was not there at dawn the next day, so I hope it had moved on to more productive activities. The only ways I can think of to discourage your cardinal is to cover the window. Maybe putting a fake cardinal in some other part of your yard would distract him. I don't know if playing cardinal songs would encourage him to attack more or cause him to leave. -- - Ron Mura, Boston, Mass. rmura@world.std.com