i have 2 cats. they are fairly vocal so its not the noise im lacking. we had a pair of mourning doves that nested in our backyard holly tree in north jersey. i miss them. they were fun to watch.

birds can be fun but i just remember how messy that one canary i birdsat for was. ugg. maybe it was just a slob, but there were seeds all over a 3 foot radius from the cage.

ive been thinking about getting some chickens. (to keep outside of course). a few ppl in my cong have coops so i could ask them for advice.