On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #15 Ed talks about his experience at the Moses Lake WOS convention he attended last weekend, as well as two mainstream tidbits of birding news.
Link to the Atlantic article on the Birdsafe Cat Collar.  Maybe a way to allow your cat outdoors without killing so many birds.  
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/12/accessories-for-your-murderous-pet/419601/
Article on the feral cat problem in the U.S.  
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/11/6/us-is-overrun-withmorethan50millionferalcats.html
Article on the rail that has been found as an avian example of iterative evolution, where a once extincet species reevolves from a common ancestor.  Cool stuff.  
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9bpm/this-bird-went-extinct-and-then-evolved-into-existence-again?utm_source=vicefbus&fbclid=IwAR2vJD_DkPYtZqM7TGVRCI0P7MccmEFAR6-RJUP5wljvrT_o_nAwuGDKyOM
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Until next time.  Good birding.  Good day!