My mom always had bird feeders (which would get batted at by bears!), but I have had cats for so many years it seemed a bad idea. In NY the cat goes outside so she has a bell to give fair warning to birds, which works great. Here she goes out on the balcony and only a couple birds have been stupid enough to land in reach.
Mostly I see seagulls, pelicans, parrots, and doves here. Love the crazy noisy parrots, but I haven't seen a lot recently.