Kim Mike writes:

As a wildlife biologist, one of my biggest pet peeves (no pun intended) is
seeing people feeding wild animals, inadvertently or intentionally. It
happens all the time, even in National Parks. Yet it is illegal and harmful
to the animal's health. A bird can die of starvation with a belly full of
people food. Bread, oreo cookies, potato chips, etc. are not found in
nature. Animals have no way of digesting such foods let alone subsisting on
such a diet. Etc..

Well, the Canada Geese and Mallards here in Seattle don't seem to be
starving on such a diet. Must be because they can't read the label that
clearly says "People food." :)

I think the major argument for not feeding the birds is that it favors a
handful of species at the expense of many others.

Kelly Cassidy