This Tufted Titmouse is making very clear and loud alarm calls on his own reflection and attacking the window. I have been using a clear window feeder for several years like this one on Amazon https://amzn.to/2JRlsGL. They are great and fun feeders and this Tufted Titmouse is the first bird to find its reflection in the window offensive - Titmice are frequent visitors to this feeder. See for example the Titmice using this same feeder in the past: https://youtu.be/lhNdLTMPq_k So maybe this guy is just wound a little too tight, and it is nesting season, but in any case birds attacking their reflection is not an uncommon problem for birdwatchers and it is not fun to watch. This Titmouse was transfixed by his own reflection even when I put my camera and face right in front of him and I know he could see me and putting down the interior blinds did not help. Generally anything you do to the inside of the window wont help much as the mirror effect remains and in fact covering the inside of a window can make the outside more mirror-like. This guy relaxed and settled down after a few hours, but if the problem were to persist you could try and cover a small window such as this from the outside with fake snow spray or aluminum foil. There are a number of products on Amazon such as this scare tape https://amzn.to/2IhX8ee that might be worth a try if the problem persisted. Once you go to this link other products will be suggested. All is quiet now as the little Titmouse has habituated to his reflection and adjusted - that is usually, but not always the outcome.
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