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I live by a river. There is such a thriving bird population these days thanks to improving regulations on dumping in the river, I am pretty sure cats are prey.
by RajT88 5y ago
I live by a river. There is such a thriving bird population these days thanks to improving regulations on dumping in the river, I am pretty sure cats are prey.
There is a massive red tailed hawk population. And a moderate Bald Eagle population. Hell, we have started getting Pelicans the last few years, and I simply would not put it past them to swallow a moderate sized mammal.
The Canada Geese and turkeys would win in a fight any day.
It is anecdotal, but it seems to me as waterways become less polluted, you are starting to see these sorts of animals return to even dense urban areas like Chicago.
- Spooky23 5y agoNobody is talking about Canada geese. Cats eviscerate songbirds and other small birds. My son and I are actually gathering data of bird populations in our immediate area. We live in an urban area where half the block consists of 2-3 family apartments. Our yard is a bird highway due to where our home is placed and the trees. The tenants tend to migrate in cohorts. We noticed anecdotally that the bird population grew a year after a few key neighbors, who kept outdoor cats and were cat people who fed strays, moved away. It’s a difficult issue as like many things, extreme behavior drives extreme outcomes. I’d like to understand the impact of house cats vs mentally ill people who attract feral cats. (Or similar folks who attract disruptive populations of birds like pigeons)