How to choose the right size Bird Screen for your windows.

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Width

The Bird Screen should cover most of the glass area of your window. (Experience has shown that a few inches on either side, top, or bottom of exposed glass does not present a danger to birds.) It can be slightly smaller in width than the glass area or slightly wider. If using the suction-cup brackets on a window that opens by swinging outward, the Bird Screen should by narrower than the window frame.

24" Bird Screens can fit windows as narrow as 20".

For larger windows, multiple Bird Screens can be hung side-by-side (The maximum width of one Bird Screen is 3 feet).

Length

New Standard Model

If ordering the new model, it comes with six feet of screening which you will cut to fit your window height.

Original Weighted Model

If ordering the Original Weighted Model, then the Bird Screen should be long enough to extend all of the way down to the bottom of the window. It can extend below the window pane. If you wish to keep territorial birds from attacking their reflection in your window, then the closer to the bottom of the glass pane that the Bird Screen hangs, the better. Also, if using the suction cups to attach the top of the Bird Screen (see Note below), the Bird Screen could be hung a little lower to deter territorial birds (Ie. a small, opening at the top of the window will not be a danger to other birds). If territorial birds are not a problem on that particular window, then a Bird Screen that does not extend all of the way down would be acceptable.

Original Non-weighted Model

If ordering the Original Non-weighted Model, then the Bird Screen should be long enough to extend all of the way down to the bottom of the window, but not past the glass area, as the bottom of the Bird Screen attaches with suction cups to the window pane. If you wish to keep territorial birds from attacking their reflection in your window, then the closer to the bottom of the glass pane that the Bird Screen hangs, the better. Also, if using the suction cups to attach the top of the Bird Screen (see Note below), the Bird Screen could be hung a little lower to deter territorial birds (Ie. a small, opening at the top of the window will not be a danger to other birds). If territorial birds are not a problem on that particular window, then a Bird Screen that does not extend all of the way down would be acceptable.

NOTE: If you are planning to use the suction-cup brackets instead of the screw hooks to attach the top of the Bird Screen, subtract 3 inches from the length to determine the proper size and select the length that is closest to that measurement without going over.

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