Help Wild Birds

A BIRD IDENTIFICATION TIP~ Is that MY robin?
Very observant people can actually tell one robin from the other. Can you? Did you ever notice that every robin has a unique pattern of white feathers around its eyes? If you focus on that pattern, you can see if it's the same robin that's building a nest, your local bird or a new bird to your area.
You can also tell the males from the females most of the time. The males have much darker colored charcoal black feathers on their heads than the females do, though occasionally its hard to see the difference in first year birds.
Here is the robin that recovered from a coracoid bone fracture while being rehabbed at . It has stayed around a few days now and now visited my deck. Notice how large and wide the bird's white "eyeliner" (aka in bird id as a broken eye ring) is.
Can you now identify the different robins visiting at your place? Try looking at the feathers around their eyes and see.

LESSON FOR THE DAY~ We get hundreds of calls a year from people that are frustrated by free roaming cats killing birds and they don't want to get toxoplasmosis from cat f***s in their yards, gardens or clean up cat hair on their porch furniture. Some people are highly allergic to cats and really don't want them visiting their property.
And we do get hundreds of cat caught birds in for rehab from people and they always they want to know how to prevent their neighbor's cat or "neighborhood" cats from killing birds at their feeders. It's heartbreaking for them and for us too!
Personally we love cats and are so sad when we see the thousands upon thousands of posts for missing cats in social media posts and the nextdoor app or posted flyers. That's heartbreaking too.
So here's one solution if you can't keep your cat(s) indoors.
This type of fence solves the problem of letting your cat outdoors and safe from becoming "missing" or from being attacked by other cats or wildlife predators or being hit by a car or worse.
We believe outdoor cat containment is important (if you don't want to leave your cat always indoors) even though cats do live longer when kept inside your home.
If you have/do TNR or feed feral cats maybe you should fence the area in and use this type of fence to keep them contained. You could keep better track of the cats and protect them from any flea or ticks, fights or diseases that often make outdoor cats ill.
Plus your neighbors would appreciate that!
The common saying, "Good fences make good neighbors," which means that respecting each other's property boundaries is key to a good relationship between neighbors.
This may help.
There are a few other roller type tops that you can put on top of a wooden fence if you don't like the way this looks or just build a Catio for your cats.
Keeping your pet cat safe is the goal. No more missing cats, no more upset neighbors from cats trespassing in their yards and attacking the birds at their feeders.
Maybe it's time that people should take more responsibility for keeping their pets safe and neighbors happy.
So look into this product and others like https://catiospaces.com
They have inexpensive plans or you can even convert chicken houses or a dog kennel, just add a top to the kennel.
After all we are not supposed to let dogs roam why do we not hold cats to the same standard?
If you've already done this, please put a picture in the comment section below.
Let's see some cat containment ideas!
Please share with those neighbors that maybe need some prompting. 😉
Cats indoors or contained isn't very hard to achieve and the birds and other wildlife and neighbors would appreciate your consideration!
Thank you🥰

We all know cats love to explore, and that can sometimes lead them a little too far from home 😼. This fence conversion kit makes it easy to give them the best of both worlds: safe adventures outside and peace of mind for you.