On 14/06/2011 10:43 AM, Dora wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>> For several mornings I have woken up to thumping noises at about 6:30
>> AM. By the time I got really awake and found a bathrobe to look
>> outside, the noises had stopped. This morning, I happened to look up
>> and saw a mocking bird flying at speed up against the clerestory
>> windows of my bedroom. He did this about 20 times before stopping.
>>
>> I guess at that time in the morning the light is such that the windows
>> act as mirrors. The bird is probably trying to drive off a rival but
>> it takes him 20 or more thumps to get the point or perhaps knock
>> himself even stupider.....BIRD BRAIN!
>
> Yes, we had a low IQ male cardinal who used to do the same thing -
> attacking his rival in the window, morning after morning.
>


I have found a few birds dazed on the ground under our dining room
window. I don't know if they thought they were attacking rivals or were
just stupid enough not to see the glass. Birds have never been known
for intelligence.