SULLIVAN, N.Y. (May 27) - Car owners around town are covering their mirrors in an attempt to outsmart a woodpecker who apparently thinks his reflection is an enemy.
Tim Taylor, who owns Thruway Auto Glass, said he replaced 30 smashed mirrors last year and 18 this year because of the bird, which has claimed this area east of Syracuse as his territory.
"People come in pretty mad. One guy's been in here three times already because he keeps forgetting to cover up the mirrors," Taylor said.
During breeding season, male woodpeckers aggressively defend their turf, even against imaginary foes, said bird-watcher Benjamin Burtt.
Anne Miller has had two mirrors on her Pontiac Grand Prix smashed and watched the bird attack her neighbor's Malibu.
"I told him to shoo. He did. Then he came right back and finished the job," she said. "Instead of flying off, he walked across the windshield and did the passenger mirror. I was flabbergasted."
Woodpecker Thinks Reflection Is Enemy
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Woodpecker Thinks Reflection Is Enemy
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Cannon Hollow Hounds
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I don't feel so bad now as we have a Robin that has spent the last two breeding seasons attacking our basement door.It is a full glass door and he sees his reflection in it and spends a good part of the day slaming against it trying to attack his own reflection....pretty strange.....with all the robin crap on the door it's tempting to cull this sorry critter..lol.. CHH
