Foreign Birds: Naturally the outdoor aviary is the ideal situation for breeding birds, but there are many which will breed in smaller cages when provided with proper conditions.
Probably the most satisfactory birds for small-cage breeding are some of the foreign birds finches.
Cats and Birds. There is no question that cats do stalk and kill birds, but cats are an insignificant factor in overall bird mortality. To cite two of a number of biological studies of the stomach contents of cats, only 6 of 50 cats in Wisconsin had eaten birds as their last meal, and birds provided a final repast for only 4% of a group of cats in Oklahoma. Wildlife authorities insist that other birds—jays, for example-kill more birds than do cats. Moreover, cats are themselves the prey of some birds, like the great horned owl. |