Human contact has been a bad thing for a lot of bird species.

the_third_wave · on March 19, 2023

...and a boon for many others, including other types of corvids, gulls, pigeons etc.

BuyMyBitcoins · on March 19, 2023

While humanity’s impact has been a boon for a few dozen cosmopolitan species, the impact of humanity on most bird species has been a tremendous net negative. Especially for the Hawaiian Islands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaiian_animals_extin...

dilznoofus · on March 20, 2023

...yeah, on the whole I can't imagine thinking that humanity's impact on birds overall has been a good thing

Unless you really, really love pigeons