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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Destruction of birds by house cats |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1929, p. 184. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "A number of our birds, robins and cowbirds in particular, are being destroyed every day. The destruction takes place at twilight or early morning. It is due to some kind of animal, the whole body of the bird being eaten, feathers and legs only being left, as evidence. We have thought it might be weasels, rats, or hawks. Had it been only one or two birds killed, we would not bother you, as small birds are prey to animals at any time, but we have had so many destroyed each day that in our helplessness we thought you might give us an expression of opinion and suggest a possible correction." |
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| Source of Question: | Pennsylvania |
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| Answer/Response: | "We suggest that you be on the lookout for cats prowling about your course. In cases such as yours it seems to be the usual thing to direct all suspicion toward some of the wild animals, whereas our old friend the house cat is granted all the privileges of the outdoors and is usually regarded as "too quiet and gentle" to arouse even the slightest suspicion. A weasel ordinarily does not consume the body of its prey; rats would probably not be operating out on your course during the early morning and early evening; and hawks would no doubt fly away with thier victims as soon as possible. Of course there may be other wild animals killing the birds, but before you hunt for wild animals you had better check up on your cat population. Birds and cats apparently do not flourish together. Since a choice must be made and birds are useful as well as interesting about a golf course, we advise you to add a shotgun to your golf course equipment and to stage a few cat hunts early in the morning when the cats are likely to be prowling about and when players are few." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Animal pest control; Aves; Felis catus; Recommendations
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1929. Destruction of birds by house cats. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 9(10):p. 184. |
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