The Fall Out of Window Cleaning
07/21/2005 12:39 p.m.
Though it was lovely having our house power-washed and the windows all cleaned on the exterior by a lad we hired for this, two days ago, this morning I opened the living room drapes to enjoy the front view, while ironing, and soon a sad accident occurred.

It was early, 7:45 am, and I guess because we've got cleaner windows, plus the effect of the sunlight on them at that time, (though this happened to a more minor degree yesterday afternoon too), I soon heard a sudden plunk on the picture window. And down below, outside, sure enough, was a victim of our project.

An adult robin - maybe a little stunned, but it was the wing that I could see was affected from the impact. I watched him for a while, and felt guilty and disturbed about it (Hey, I just had to remove a dead mouse the other day from a house I've been watching and they had mouse traps for a problem with that) enough is enough for this frail heart. He was nervous of me near him, so I kept my distance and he was soon active except for having a bent wing.

He hopped around, then tested his wing, and I guess he'd been favouring it from the stun but it wasn't as bad off as I'd feared, and soon the bird flew away.

Meanwhile I was asking a neighbour what I should do, call wildlife authorities, etc, and looking on the net.

It's a common dilemma, more gruesome and massively injurious and deadly with tower office buildings of course, but our residences cause problems too.

I believed there must be some quick first-aid or support measure the homeowner could provide for the immediate emergency. I did find this on the Google search. So I thought I'd post it.

There were ideas like hanging fake hawks in the window, but I haven't imagined where I'd find one, and will have to mull that over. Glow in the dark stickers were recommended too, not that that's what you really aspire to when you have clean windows, but hey, we have priorities.
Precious creatures are important.

Meanwhile, some of you might like to know about this idea.

"If a bird hits your window and is stunned, put it in a shoebox with holes and a soft towel. In many cases, birds are just stunned and need some quiet time to recover in a dark place. If the bird is more seriously injured and it is a native species, you can decide if you want to contact Wildlife Authorities or the Humane Society. Many songbirds do not recover from injuries beyond stuns."



I am currently Bummed
I am listening to buses and cars