[Betsy]

Question on the DRST – I’ve had my trap now for many years, and somewhere along the way the instructions got lost. Just hauled the trap out for spring sparrow-capturing, and noticed that the see-saw arm isn’t dropping fast enough when the sparrows hop on, so they escape before being trapped. I vaguely remember something about moving the bolts on the other end of the seesaw to adjust, and using quarters to simulate the weight of a sparrow to test it out. Does anyone remember exactly what to do to adjust the arm, and how to test to make sure it’s adjusted properly?

Thanks a bunch,

Betsy

[Betsy]

Beautiful photos, Donna! We don’t usually have bluebirds here in northern Iowa either during the winter, but lots of Pine Siskins have been visiting the feeders, along with Goldfinches and an occasional redpoll.

Betsy

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