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Photos courtesy of Dunwoody Nature Center. Visitors to the Northwoods Pavilion at Dunwoody Nature Center may notice some new, tiny dots adorning the glass on the building. These dots are special window treatments designed to prevent birds from flying into the glass. The project was made possible thanks to a partnership between Georgia Audubon and Dunwoody Nature Center through a grant from the Disney Conservation Fund.
The dots are a special CollidEscape film that reduces the transparency of the glass and breaks up reflection, preventing birds from flying into them. CollidEscape Film was applied to approximately 1060 square feet of the exterior windows. Spaced two inches apart, the dots break up the reflection and alert birds that the space is not a clear flyway, causing them to stall and fly in a different, safer direction. Current research estimates that between 365 million and 1 billion birds perish each year from colliding with buildings in the United States. To learn more about Georgia Audubon's work to prevent bird-building collisions or how to prevent collisions at home, visit our collisions page.
3 Comments
Barbara Allbritton-Grant
1/16/2023 05:59:30 pm
What is the appearance of each of these products used to prevent bird strikes when viewed from the inside of the house. I though I read about using a UV marker to make the dots on ones windows so that the birds could see them but we could look through them without noticing them. Does such a thing exist?
Adam Betuel
2/17/2023 01:53:35 pm
Barbara,
Georgia Audubon
1/17/2023 11:05:29 am
You can find a video with an example of what the CollidEscape Film looks like from the inside looking out on our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/shorts/_HaRWFgRkm0?feature=share Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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