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Posted by mike on July 27, 2007, 3:51 pm
> Dav...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I was going in the attic to install a vent pipe for the stove and this
> > is what I saw.
> >http://picasaweb.google.com/DaveHV/Attic
>
> > I don't think anyone has been in the attic for at least 20 years so I
> > don't know how long this has been here.
>
> > Anyone have any idea what this could be? I was afraid to go near it
>
> Hard to see the texture of the pile but if it is just grass/straw it was
> done by birds trying to make a nest in the louver. The material falls
> and piles up, but it does make a great place for rodents to nest. Wear
> gloves when you removing in case of lice/mites etc.
>
> Lar
Or, it could be that a number starlings actually found a way into the
attic and were building one of their characteristically large nests.
Either way, it needs to be removed, and if a hole is found where
startlings could enter, hardware cloth or other heavy metal mesh
should be stapled up to prevent them from pecking their way in again.
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