[NatureNS] Starlings, Nesting Material, and Rats

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Hi Angela;
Set the trap against a wall or tree with the bait end facing out. 
Sometimes a rat will crawl over the trap from behind and the spring
actually throws them away. Billy

> I've noticed the starlings gathering nesting material in the back yard the
> last few days. Sky Rats I recall someone on this list calling them.
>
> Speaking of rats...The traps have taken care of 2 of them. One check for
> peanut butter, one check for suet. Last night they sprung 2 of them and
> seem to have gotten away unscathed. One had a piece of apple and the other
> suet and peanut butter. Honestly I don't know how they move that quick to
> not get caught. Seeing how many times I've set it on my own thumb!!
>
> Angela in Windsor
>
> --
> "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same level
> of thinking that created them."
> Albert Einstein
>
> "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the
> rest of the world."
> John Muir
>


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