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I have 10 or 12 feeders out at all times, same location for the last 36 years. This last year was the greatest number of birds and number of species at my feeders ever. Lots of fun to see.
Wild ducks in my area however, the exact opposite. I've never seen so few.

If you want to help out the birds, shoot all the feral cats around your place. #1 killer of songbirds. You may get death threats if the cat lovers find out.

You might need a live trap and some tuna to see the cats, but they are there.


Jerry

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Indeed! Here in our lakeside neighborhood there are feral cats en masse. I fenced our yard and have a 94lb Airedale that keeps them out of here. He thinks the birds are his pals!
On the ranch, the hogs have decimated all ground dwellers and quail/turkey eggs. I freaking despise them.

Been seeing a songbird decline in the PNW especially among the insect consumers like blue birds and swallows. Sparrow hawks are becoming a rarity as well.

Two seasons back when we had 3 occupied tree swalllow boxes the broods in everyone perished when about 85% grown. There were no renesting efforts that season either.

I wish I had more relevant info than the links already posted but actually I don’t, not for Texas anyway.

I haven’t lived in a place where quail were previously common enough to note their decline, I have however noticed wild turkeys and ravens locally increasing in numbers.

Biggest thing I have noticed is when I go up to NY State in summer how much the thrushes have been knocked back from 50 years ago, hermit, veery and wood thrushes. Rusty blackbirds too.

Peregrine Falcon and Cooper’s Hawk numbers are now way up compared to back then.

As for most other things, population swing up and down most years, prob’ly resulting from movements of the species themselves.

habitat habitat habitat

No drop in bird population here. The usual winter birds are hitting the feeders relentlessly. I need to pick up more bird seed at the feed mill and suet from the butcher shop this week.

No change in local farming practices (KY31), no new feeders.
Numbers have been down all summer.
Was surprised to se a Blue Jay a while ago.

I will have to say there must have been 50-100 vultures in Franklin (hwy 96 at !-65) this morning.

Turkey numbers are down, but you could not tell it by looking at all of them lounging around the front yard.

Will read over all of the links in the posts.

Our feeders are not being emptied as quickly as is past years.