[Summit] Speaking of animals & mice advice needed

[Bresler E]

MORE ANIMAL SITINGS: I think there is a coyote living somewhere very near
the intersection of Rochambeau & Lorimer as I frequently see one in that
area. I have noticed that at night fresh road kill in that area always
disappears quickly, although I suppose that could also be raccoons.
In the ten years I have lived here,  in my own yard, living right on Hope
St., I have seen unusual colored mice, squirrels, possums, raccoons and
skunks, including one almost entirely white albino skunk.
I saw ring tailed fox (smaller & proportionally shorter legs) on Vassar
(day) and in the Brown Stadium parking lot (night)
I saw a larger (red?) fox behind the Rabbinical College near Blackstone
Blvd. (day)
I have also found salamanders in my yard.  I hadn't seen any of those for
years!
And we have an amazing array of birds come to our bird feeder. & I've seen
hawks down by Shaws.
MICE ADVICE NEEDED: I like nature, but this past year TWICE we have had mice
make nests in our cars.  The first one built a nest in my dashboard, which
blocked the fan & defrost.  I couldn't get it out myself. That was
expensive; you can't live without the defrost option.
The second one recently moved into the air intake of our other car. The
smell of it's stash of seeds & nuts burning in the crevices of our engine
sent us to the garage to spend more money- trying to locate the source of
the burning coffee odor.
We don't have a garage. I am allergic to mothballs and don't want to use
poison since I park next to my organic pepper pots.  I will clean up all the
maple noses and acorns nearby.  Any other advice to discourage the mice
and/or squirrels???
Happy New Year
Elianna Bresler

On 12/30/06, Thomas Nosal <milburtus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've seen coyotes numerous times on the east side. I was about 35 feet
> away
> from one in brown stadium one time. They don't seem aggressive and are
> probably harmless unless provoked..
>
>
> >From: Anne < hennypenny at cox.net>
> >To: Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> >Subject: Re: [Summit] Coyote sighting
> >Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:20:43 -0500
> >
> >I agree, Greg. In no way was my original post in this thread meant to
> >suggest that coyotes are a nuisance that should be removed. I
> was  thrilled
> >to have another wild creature visit our property. We have  gotten much
> >pleasure from watching the skunks waddle through our back  yard, the
> >possums huddle under our cars in the driveway, the raccoon  families
> raise
> >their babies (and even play on a rope hammock in an  adjacent yard!),
> etc.
> >
> >IMHO pets should not be roaming unattended in an urban environment,  and
> >when predators (including hawks, which are fairly numerous  hereabouts)
> eat
> >small-animals prey such as rats, mice, squirrels,  rabbits, etc., that is
>
> >nature operating the way it is intended to.
> >
> >Thanks for your clarification.
> >
> >- Anne
> >
> >
> >On Dec 30, 2006, at 5:07 AM, Greg Gerritt wrote:
> >
> >>Can I ask why people are calling animal control when the coyotes  belong
>
> >>here.  They are a natural part of the community and harmless  to humans.
> >>They actually do us all a favor by eating rats  and  mice.  The other
> >>thing is that if you trap out coyotes the rest of  them breed faster and
>
> >>the populatiion goes UP.  So ignore them,  enjoy watching them, but
> leave
> >>them alone.  And keep your cats  inside and your dogs on a leash.  Cats
> >>and dogs are MUCH more  likely to do damage to the ecosystem and people.
>
> >>
> >>greg gerritt
> >>
> >
> >
>
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