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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

10,000 Birds

Statue “Phillis Wheatley” by Meredith Bergmann, in Boston. In short, the answer is that in the United States there are 20 billion birds at the end of the breeding and fledging season, which gets winnowed down to 10 billion by the following early spring. Makes you think. I used to be a very active archaeologist.

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Wild Turkeys Causing Car Accidents

10,000 Birds

In Boston, a turkey was the cause of a 2 car accident during the morning commute. I think the main reason turkey/vehicle collisions are more noticeable this time of year are breeding hormones. A woman in Ohio had a turkey crash through her windshield. Is this turkey contemplating your doom?

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