WBU Educational Resources
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The Great
Backyard
Bird Count
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backyard birdfeeding and the
wild birds visiting your yard!
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Your kitty – the birdwatcher!
Your cat probably knows a lot about birds. Eyes wide and tail twitching
slightly, she watches every move the birds make as they eat at your feeders.
She, no doubt, has figured out which birds choose a seed and fly off to eat
it and which ones sit at the feeder and eat away. She may have even figured
out that the chickadees use a hierarchal feeding system - she probably knows
which one is top “dog.” |
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Your cat would probably love to be one of the many cats allowed to roam
outside stalking the songbirds and other wildlife that cats eat every year.
You may find it hard to believe your sweet kitty would ever catch a bird. If
she did, she probably wouldn't eat it. She’d probably just play with it and
leave it on your doorstep to show off her great catch.
Cats kill billions of songbirds each year, and for that reason you should never allow your kitty outside. It’s also healthier for her to remain inside
the house. The American Bird Conservancy has developed a campaign – called
Cats Indoors! – to educate cat owners about the damage their pets can do to
songbirds, other wildlife and themselves by freely roaming the outdoors. For
more information, visit
http://www.abcbirds.org/cats/catsindoors.htm
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