Hi Megan,

I placed an old window screen, about 3'x3', under the feeder. During the
day sparrows and flickers glean the spillage and at dusk I pick up the
screen and dump the remains in the yard waste container.. Not perfect, but
it makes a difference.
Alan Roedell, Seattle

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Megan Lyden <meganlyden at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Tweeters,
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> Any advice?
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> I took down my bird feeders; I saw a rat the other night, and set out a
> trap, but kept the feeders up. Much as I don't want rats?.the next night
> I trapped a Deer Mouse, which carry Hanta Virus, so I took the feeders
> down. A guy in Issasqua died last year and a woman in Redmond was
> infected with the virus: https://publichealthinsider.
> com/2017/03/21/two-cases-of-hantavirus-reported-in-king-
> county-since-december-2016-be-aware-of-health-risks-
> associated-with-deer-mouse-infestations/. I saw one article which said
> around 14% of Deer Mice are carriers and another said around 40% are.
> Either way, I don't want to be paranoid, but I don't want a deer mouse
> infestation.
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> So???I'd eventually like to put my feeders back up but wonder if anyone
> has extra-large tray under their feeders. Has that prevented seed from
> scattering on the ground? I'd like to know before I buy one. Any other
> ideas would be appreciated as well,
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> Megan L
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> Bellevue, WA
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