10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2015

To the north they are very unlucky with predation before the eggs even hatch out, but to the south the eggs hatch out and then the predation occurs on the chicks. The main problem appears to be feral cats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young.

Feral Cats 158

Feral Cats Eggs Feral Cats 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. The plethora of approaches to the feral Cat problem is not an outcome of a diversity of great ideas; it is the ugly chimera of inappropriate compromise among biased and often poorly informed stakeholders. Which would be even worse.

Feral Cats 254

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 254

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans.

Trinidad 193

Trinidad Birds South America Research 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Excuse the sudden and random departure from the typical self-aggrandizing and narcissistic ornithophilic content. Rats had previously preyed on eggs and young of practically every defenseless seabird on the island, and had taken to even attacking adult albatross as they sat on their nests. That will return next month.

Animal Rights Movement 207

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 207