Totally. The kitty wants to see the birds--ain't no amount of dumping him on the floor gonna change that. A cat tree is expensive, though. If you can't afford one, I bet you could push a dresser or side table up to the window, and he could sit on that without his cat hair becoming a condiment at your dinner table.Can you put a cat tree or something else where he can see the birds without using the table?
Anne, I like these articles, but I thought this was funny. Quoted from the second article:A couple of articles that might help -
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/get-off-how-to-discourage-your-cat-from-jumping-on-counters
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/cats-and-discipline-dont-mix