10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2021

We have to understand, though, that this was a natural predator and not one of our introduced feral cats or foxes. The Pied Oystercatchers moved around the vegetation and collected food for the chick. The moist Pied Oystercatcher nest site after the thieving. It was not a good result at all and not what we had hoped to find.

Eggs 252

Eggs Feral Cats Feral Fox 252

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* It’s not a bad idea.

New York City 246

New York City Birds Illinois Science 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

After all, there is no hunting and while I watched the turkeys they routed a feral cat that dared come near the flock of twelve which consisted of two tom turkeys and ten hens. There is a flock of Wild Turkeys that strut around like they own the place and they might very well be right. … a.

Turkey 162

Turkey New Jersey Feral Cats New York City 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk. This is the most intense, tragic section.

California Condor 168

California Condor Falcons California Birds 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The subject is one that comes up a lot in this blog and other bird blogs, the subject of cats and their effect on wildlife. As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand.

New Zealand 114

New Zealand Possums Cats SPCA 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

But when you meet one in the field or as you read our exceptional collection of essays discussing different aspects of invasive species all over the world, have some sympathy and some taste. This is probably too much to think about every time you encounter what we consider an invasive species.

Species 160

Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. “I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. Change in Law. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California.

Wildlife 240

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 240