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Marthe48

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3. put it somewhere safe

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:48 AM

Aug 31

If it is just stunned, it'll come too and fly to a familiar perch and sit till it feels better. If it didn't break its neck, it might survive.

I've tried the predator silhouette window clings, but they haven't really deterred the birds from hitting the window.

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This little green bird just hit my window hard. What should I do except let it rest? I'm in [View all] sinkingfeeling Aug 31 OP

Best to... 2naSalit Aug 31 #1

No idea, but giving this a kick SheltieLover Aug 31 #2

It's alive. I put it in an open box on an outdoor table. sinkingfeeling Aug 31 #6

As long as it is in a quiet area with shade, and isn't stressed by being touched Donkees Aug 31 #7

put it somewhere safe Marthe48 Aug 31 #3

It has a concussion bucolic_frolic Aug 31 #4

Buy some window stickers of birds. Other birds will avoid them. GreenWave Aug 31 #5

We have a lot of doves in our backyard and one flew into straight inro a newly installed window. cksmithy Aug 31 #10

Update: The little bird recovered enough to poop in my box and fly away, sinkingfeeling Aug 31 #8

Thanks for the happy ending report. 3catwoman3 Aug 31 #13

there's a group on chgo who picks up stunned birds mopinko Aug 31 #9

I have found a solution for this SouthernIrish Aug 31 #11

This has happened at our house twice in the last 2 days. In our case, it was cow birds. Not nearly Vinca Aug 31 #12