lamiaceae wrote:
Are you serious? Is that the known reason? Seems odd. Did the cat population explode after 1966?
I'm in CA and we have several endangered indigenous bird species but I've only heard that Cats are generally a problem when introduced to islands. I can't image there are more feral and stray cats in NY than CA with our much more even weather. And in fact in city areas we are nearly over run with feral cats. Though dogs, and wildlife keep some of them in check. The loss of birds here is due to loss of habitat, often wetlands and woodlands being converted to human homes! Coastal Sage Scrub and Chaparral are a bit more abundant still but also in decline.
P.S. I found this
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/declining-numbers-of-cerulean-warblers/Are you serious? Is that the known reason? Seems... (
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Cats are a problem. The
range of house cats has exploded since 1966, since suburbia has exploded since 1966. Other factors - cars, windows, loss of insects necessary for feeding young (a result of the decline of native plant communities), loss of woodlands and wetlands. All of those are indirect results of the ongoing destruction caused by the expansion of suburban development.
US Fish and Wildlife service, and man other agencies and organizations, estimates that domestic cats are the greatest threat to songbirds:
https://www.fws.gov/birds/bird-enthusiasts/threats-to-birds.phpCheck out the comment below the article you found:
"Make them pets! If you are concerned about animals becoming extinct because of human activity that benefits all of us, capture these birds and make them pets! Humans are very resourceful and especially in America. I'm not feeling guilty about being a human. Humans find solutions."
Where do you start with that sort of ignorance?
Mike
Beautiful photo, Sherwood. Thanks for sharing it.
lamiaceae wrote:
Are you serious? Is that the known reason? Seems odd. Did the cat population explode after 1966?
I'm in CA and we have several endangered indigenous bird species but I've only heard that Cats are generally a problem when introduced to islands. I can't image there are more feral and stray cats in NY than CA with our much more even weather. And in fact in city areas we are nearly over run with feral cats. Though dogs, and wildlife keep some of them in check. The loss of birds here is due to loss of habitat, often wetlands and woodlands being converted to human homes! Coastal Sage Scrub and Chaparral are a bit more abundant still but also in decline.
P.S. I found this
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/declining-numbers-of-cerulean-warblers/Are you serious? Is that the known reason? Seems... (
show quote)
North American Birds Declining as Threats Mount
What a pretty bird. Well taken
Cerulean Warblers, like so many species, is threatened by habitat loss. It requires a broken tree canopy in mesic to moist deciduous Eastern forest.
Lovely little bird.......gorgeous
Glad you caught a good shot (in case they disappear).
Beautiful photo of a bird I have never had the pleasure of seeing.
I know that in the area where I live, there no longer exists any Whip-poor-wills, Bob Whites, and some other ground nesting birds. I attribute that to 1: loss of habitat, from construction, fires, floods, etc. 2: pesticides such as Roundup, 24D, etc. 3: prey, such as hawks, cats, etc., 4: loss of natural food sources.
It is a sad time that we are losing so many.
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