You're not overreacting, but it's a losing battle. In Seattle, there's a
group (Friend of Campus Cats, I think it's called) that catches stray cats,
neuters them, and releases them were they caught them. There are swarms of
cats at the Montlake Fill, and I think someone feeds them regularly.

Loose cat (feral and non) densities are so high in cities, I don't think a
few campaigning birders can reduce them. I believe a town in the northeast
enacted a loose cat law, but had to repeal it because of the public uproar.
People who have loose cats or feed feral cats see themselves as having the
humane high ground. Also, many of them like cats, but dislike cleaning
litter boxes. I dislike finding the outdoor litter box when I'm on my hands
and knees in my garden, but I prefer not to start a neighborhood feud over
cat poop.

I'm now moving to a place with no close neighbors and NO CATS! Finally, I
may have hope of nesting bluebirds on my property.

By the way, this topic is known among longtime tweeters as the "Dreaded Cat
Thread."

Kelly Cassidy
Pullman, WA