Window Decals and Bird Strikes: What the Research Says About What Works

Window Decals and Bird Strikes: What the Research Says About What Works

Window decals for bird safety are one of those products where buying it feels like solving the problem. You’ve seen the hawk shapes, the snowflake patterns, the little clusters of dots: widely sold, they look purposeful, and putting them up feels like an act of care. The problem is that a few decals spaced generously across a pane of glass don’t do what people expect them to do. Birds aren’t avoiding your window because they see a sticker and th…