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

10,000 Birds

Of course, a lot of the mammals would be hiding. If cats displace ferrets, then that probably means that birds are getting hit harder than rodents, and among birds, adult birds are getting hit harder than eggs or hatchlings. And some of them would be hiding behind bushes waiting for a chance to jump on some of the birds.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

This would be a night drive, cold, dark, uncomfortable seats, loud engine in the giant 26-seater truck, scanning the brush and the roadside with three or four strong spotlights wrangled by volunteers among the nature-loving tourists, and of course, the headlights of the truck. And, of course, something interesting came along.