I don't have a cat . . .

Yes, I dropped my support of Audobon for the same reason. I like birds, but I don't like people who advocate harming cats with approaches that we absolutely know don't work. There are so many pressures on all wildlife now and habitat destruction is one but also the poisons being used in farming are killing off polinator insects and that change is likely affecting birds directly and indirectly. I guess it is easier to blame the cats, though.

I live near farmed fields but they are all organic, and with a great deal of open space surrounding the valley. So while there are feral and tame cats, the birds have plenty of habitat and a healthier environment.