On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM 'William H Kaempfer' via Colorado Birds <
<cobirds...> wrote:
> I am surprised that David hasn't said anything (perhaps because he has
> been a contributor to the thread) but I believe cat threads of any type are
> not allowed on COBirds.
>
> Bill Kaempfer
> Safety Harbor, FL
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> *From:* <cobirds...> <cobirds...> on behalf of
> Paula Hansley <plhansley...>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 14, 2025 7:52 PM
> *To:* Mike Britten <mikebritten25...>
> *Cc:* <dgulb......> <dgulbenkian...>; Colorado Birds <
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> *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Bushtit predation by cats
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> I have been amazed and disheartened at how many birders let their cats
> outside. Most of my friends let their cats outside saying that they
> deserve to be out.
>
> Cats are not naturally wild animals like bobcats. I trained my feral cat
> to walk while on a leash as has my stepdaughter in Reno. I now let him
> outside and he stays in my fenced yard because he has arthritis and cannot
> climb my fence or catch birds.
>
> I had to stop feeding bird for the past few years because of a cat named
> Thomas, who roamed freely every day and spent all of his waking hours in my
> yard catching birds. His owner was unresponsive to my outcries about her
> cat and threatened me with a lawsuit when I took Thomas to the Humane
> Society. She had to pay a small fee to reclaim him.
>
> I tried in vain to encourage the Louisville City Council to make it
> illegal to let cats roam. Several cities do have laws regarding roaming
> cats.
>
> I’ve given up. It was absolutely amazing and disappointing to me to find
> out that most of the people on Naturenet and CObirds that I know who own
> cats let them roam.
>
> Paula Hansley
> Boulder County
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM Mike Britten <mikebritten25...>
> wrote:
>
> Our cat would catch dragonflies in flight in our backyard. Her successful
> captures were within about 4 feet of the ground. And she would not eat
> them, just let them go and try again. Amazing predators!
>
> Mike Britten
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM <dgulb......> <dgulbenkian...>
> wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Bushtits are subject to cat predation?
> I never see them on the ground. They are usually at least 6' up
> and moving fast. Or could it be that Magpies cause some to
> fall out of the nest where they are found by a cat?
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