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Re: neighborhood and yard rats

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"J. Steven Huy"

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:53:37 -0500

I live in farm country so rats were frequent visitors to our house. I now have two miniature wire-haired dachshunds and have not had a rat last more than two days. 

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J. Steven Huy
Middletown, MD, USA


 
---- Denise Ryan <> wrote: 
 
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According to friends and co-workers, their backyard rat problems decreased and disappeared when they started seeing fox in their neighborhoods in Arlington, VA and Bethesda, MD.
 
Denise Ryan
Washington, DC

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding on behalf of Judith Uehlein
Sent: Fri 2/25/05 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] neighborhood and yard rats



I had a similar situation with rats and gave up feeding the birds altogether and put in  bird bath - one is ground level so maybe not so good for you -- but there are quite clever above one with tinkling fountains.  With a heater I can keep it going all winter and I have discovered I have as many species I had when feeding (actually more, PHil. vireo and worm-eating warbler) just not the numbers of birds.  Try it, you'll like it. 
Judy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mic <>
Sent: Feb 25, 2005 5:07 AM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] neighborhood and yard rats

Our neighborhood seems to have a rat problem, one I wasn't aware of until
recently when some have come out of the sewer behind my house to feed on
some seed that has dropped from the ground.  I have been feeding the birds
here over 6 years and it was never a problem before.  We are now dealing
with the county Environmental Agency to "help" us figure out their main
source of food.  The person at the agency stated that I would need to stop
feeding the birds at least for now.  ::((  I am very distraught over this.
I want to feed the birds but can't have the rats because I have an at home
family daycare and can't even let the kids out to play because of
them.  The rats are here all times of the day, not just at night.  If anyone
has an ideas of certain feeders to prevent spillage of seeds or seeds that
don't leave a mess please forward that info as I am open for all suggestions
at present.

Michelle Dunn
Catonsville, MD