Subject: [Tweeters] small rodent burrow I.D. help sought
Date: Apr 27 07:39:04 2007
From: Stewart Wechsler - ecostewart at quidnunc.net


No, not birds, just bird food:

Anyone out there familiar with western Washington small rodent burrow
patterns that can suggest what species may have made them?

I'm working on a native habitat enrichment project in North Bend in east
King county in the alluvial plain of the Snoqualmie River just at the Base
of the Cascade Mts. Around one old cedar stump there is an area with
numerous holes maybe 2" in diameter with no visible piles of excavated dirt.
I expect the area under the stump is a primary denning area. The are around
the stump had been substantially bare dirt, but I don't know if the owner
had cleared it or if animal activity was partly responsible. The site is in
partially shaded by a few trees and shrubs, but also near a larger grassy
area where I believe I had seen some more random holes.

Any ideas who made the holes?

Stewart Wechsler
Ecological Consulting
West Seattle
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ecostewart at quidnunc.net

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