I’ll have to try the Ritz crackers too! I just put the trap back out, as I have been so busy this summer, it was not worth it to just set it for a couple of days at a time.
I had my best trapping time in the fall last year.
A neighbor mentioned today that he’s glad I put it back out, as he had been seeing so many other native birds at his feeder since I started trapping. And I’ve seen the same thing at my feeder. After >400 HOSPs trapped in the past year, it looks like I’ve finally made a dent in their population around here. However, I caught four more today in about 4 hours.
Also caught a juvenile cardinal that really bit into my gloved finger as I was getting it out of the trap. And it kept biting my finger for about 15 seconds before it realized it was free to fly away! ;-)
Chris
Toledo, Ohio