10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. The maximum population size may be closer to 20 billion in the fall, and 10 billion at the start of the Spring breeding season. I can confirm that other sources I’ve read give similar numbers.

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Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

When I started blogging, I thought that if more people sought out free-range, grass-fed "beef," more animals would be saved/fewer would be created. Lesson #15 It's okay to change your mind. In the meantime, if anyone figures that out, let me know. .

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Vegan Suffering Free Range Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

The Brown-headed “Bison-birds” learned to be Cowbirds, and expanded their range coast-to-coast, and into almost all of Mexico. Also, as ranchers increasingly moved their free-range cattle into feedlots, they settled down and became incredibly numerous. Starling -numerous. So there you are.

Birds 153

Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 153

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Or at least it was prior to the late 80’s when it was extirpated from the island.

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 181