People in our neighborhood were invited to take part in a bird study. Sparrows had been studied not far away in the local outdoor lab/field station and the researchers wanted to compare it to yards not too far away.
Open traps were set with a bit of food inside in hopes of getting the birds used to going in and out. I think the squirrels might have eaten the food first.
Our yard was chosen as home base for a couple early mornings when the traps were set. Not one bird was caught in any of the yards. The students were reminded that there lessons to be learned from negative results, but I think it was disappointing.
Now we have a camera set up for a week, just in case there is something to be learned from birds visiting the yard.
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