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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

Speaking of critters, anyone have a good remedy for keeping cats & raccoons 
away from bluebird nests that are mounted on a cedar post?

I've seen baffles for iron posts, but this house is already up & the 
neighbor's cat killed all the nestlings last year.  If I can protect what is 
already there, that is my first preference.

Anton

-----Original Message-----
>From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
>Sent: Feb 11, 2007 3:00 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Critter solutions - small critters
>
>
>> Crap on the sidewalks!  I bet that's a dog, not a cat.
>
>It seems that these cats don't want to squat in the snow (not that I 
>blame them). When only the sidewalks are clear, that's where they do it. 
>The rest of the year, yeah, it's the garden or somewhere in the backyard 
>(right under my foot, usually).
>
>> They sound like stray cats, though, if they are yowling (probably 
>> un-neutered) and tearing open garbage bags (probably unfed).
>>   
>
>Could be. Most of them I see have collars, though.
>
>Hmm,... I suppose this is getting a bit off-topic. Sorry about that!
>
>Bill
>
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