Tried that or similar.  The window is inaccessible w/o a ladder, but I put 
things up the w/ poles.  Also, put a light behind the window to dull the 
reflected image, but the sign stimulus and the fixed action pattern overwhelm 
my attempts,

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On Jun 10, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Marie P Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:

> You could use bar-soap  to draw a bunch of streaks on the outside of the 
> window, thereby breaking up the reflection, which should put him out of his 
> frustrated misery! It will also free him up to put his energy to better use.
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