dense population plus birdwatching: welcoming birds without welcoming rats

[jadelennox]

This is a question for specifically other urban folks living in areas with increased rat presence in recent years. The answers to these questions are very different if you're not in an urban area.

I asked some audobon people and they were so flummoxed by the notion of city folks having specific bird watching needs. (It was almost funny but in retrospect it probably comes back to historical racism and outdoorsiness, doesn't it? Ugh.)

( content note: animal harm, birds and rats. also rats in general. )

Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is sunny and chilly.

I didn't get to feed the birds, but I did see a flock of sparrows and a female downy woodpecker. While we were out driving around, I saw a wing of geese.