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Omaha Steve

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Wed May 18, 2016, 08:09 PM May 2016

WINDOW STRIKE we lost a beautiful songbird today


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I was watching a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak eating jelly today through the patio door. An Oriole scared him. In his panic he flew straight at me. He hit hard and dropped. It was over. He wasn't breathing. There was nothing we could do.

We do have stickers meant to warn birds about the glass. When they are panicked it doesn't help.

They don't mate for life. I hope his mate finds a new love once she realizes he won't be coming back to the nest. We only have a few of these delightful birds.

OS

You can see how they got their name.
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WINDOW STRIKE we lost a beautiful songbird today (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2016 OP
It's heartbreaking Citrus May 2016 #1

Citrus

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1. It's heartbreaking
Sat May 28, 2016, 11:19 AM
May 2016

I used to get them on their migration northward. They loved our ground feeders and would hang around for several days before getting back on the road. So lovely...and they had no fear of our cats (who never harmed a bird, ever).

You can try keeping Rescue Remedy on hand. I used to keep a couple of bottles handy for the front yard and the back yard. I've used it on birds I was sure were dead, as well as a couple of squirrels who fell from great heights, a gopher (a tortoise here in Florida) and more. Except for the gopher who was alive, but only barely, all of them were dead still with no (discernible) heartbeat or respiration. A few drops of Rescue Remedy, some gentle stroking, a few more drops, continued stroking...and they all revived.

I have also used it twice to no avail, once on a bird and once on a squirrel. It's sure worth trying, though. Y'never know!

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