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Mike G's avatar

Fantastic work, Laura. I really like how you do not back down when the so called experts (seems like a lot of men) challenge your thinking. Cheers!

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Jim Cubie of the Center of Ornithology at Muhlenberg College asked me to post this comment for him:

In a recent post Ms. Erickson stated that I had made a “ridiculous statement” that “every window must have crash prevention before the first native plant is installed.” I have never made such a statement.

Second, she stated that I had “denigrated” others working for birds by my statement that “ (A)ll the other “good things for birds” cannot make up for 1.25 billion bird deaths caused by cats and home windows.” (2-6 per home annually.)” https://ornithologycenter.com/cancer-window-collsions-and-cats/ Every major peer reviewed study has found that “cats and windows” are the chief causes or bird deaths – by far.

Saving a bird’s life – whether from cats or window collisions -- is qualitatively different than the other good things we do for birds. All the “good things we can do for birds” cannot help a dead bird.

My point is “start with a safe yard.” It is the same point that she made in her excellent post entitled” “What to Do Before Improving Your Backyard Habitat - Windows.” ( I included both windows and cats.)

Both Ms. Erickson and I were right.

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