Allie Dryer, FOR STARTERS, go talk to your neighbor and explain how much you enjoy the birds and how much you enjoy feeding the birds in your yard. Ask your neighbor to help you enjoy the birds by doing whatever to ensure your opportunity to enjoy your feeder. If it were me, I would not talk about whether the cats actually kill the birds or drink from the birdbath or whether I found a bird dead or saw the cats kill a bird. I would just talk kindly and friendly and with understanding about your opportunity to enjoy the birds at your feeder without the cats "scaring" them away. Then see what results you get. People love their cats with great passion. I am not a pet owner but have had dogs and never owend a cat. I am only thinking about the obvious. Let's go birding...... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN > Today we found a dead bird next to the birdbath. How can one get rid of > the cats without making an enemy of the neighbor? > > Thanks > > Allie Dreyer > Lebanon TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count in which the birds you report were seen. The actual date of observation should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________