Dan Victor wrote:

>her yard on Mercer Island. She would transport them some(?) distance off
>the island and drop them off. Eventually she was able to do all her bird
>feeding on the ground.

>>I've trapped several
>>raccoons in my yard and transported them to Carkeek Park. Like her, I'd
>>have trouble killing a squirrel just to remove it from my yard, much less
a
>>raccoon
>>
>>Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
>>Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
>>University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
>>Tacoma, WA 98416
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Dennis, I get the impression the lady was drowning the squirrels. She
apparently was not as squeemish about her disposal methods as you are. I'm
with you incidently, I couldn't kill a squirrel or raccoon, especially by
drowning them.

John Shelton
Portland, Oregon