Ha, I saw a study saying people stick with paper budgets more than apps anyway.

Laughing at the mental image of you hunched over a glowing red phone like you're defusing a bomb while some old guy with a planisphere is out there actually seeing the sky. Two hours of swiping and squinting at a screen that ruins your night vision, and the guy with a twenty dollar piece of cardboard wins. There's a lesson in there somewhere but I'm too busy being annoyed on your behalf to figure it out. Glad you wised up though, the stars aren't going anywhere but your phone battery sure is.

Doubt the tape thing lasts like that for most people. Two winters in Boise is one thing, but Boise gets way less rain than say Seattle or Portland, so a dry cold winter is not the same test. I tried the outdoor tape on my sliding door and it peeled up by January after a few good storms, water got under the edge and it was done. The dots at least stay stuck longer even if birds still hit sometimes. And honestly a 4 inch gap? A cardinal might not squeeze through but smaller birds like finches and sparrows totally will, so that spacing only works for certain birds.