Wednesday: I saw a new cat I hadn't seen before, and I took a picture of him (all of the pictures will be up soon, after I figure out how to use the new camera). I put the trap in the bushes, in a very good spot, but it was only when I was closing it that I realized I had put it near an ant hill. Oops! No wonder no kitties touched the tuna! I also made a new friend- there's a grey longhair domestic cat that lives down the street from the field. He's very friendly, but he has an odd habit of darting across the street right in front of cars. He darts because he's afraid of the cars, but I don't understand why he won't stay on the field side of the street until the car is past him. I'm sort of afraid for his life.
Thursday: When I was setting the trap (at a feeding station away from any ant hills) I noticed two eartipped black shorthair cats hanging out near by. One of them was limping significantly, which caused him to walk slowly, but just fast enough to still be able to run away from me. Later, when I came back to check the trap, it had been set off, but no cat was inside. I reset it and came back 45 minutes later, and low and behold there was a black cat! It was eartipped, but I wondered if this was the limping one. I remembered Lynne telling me that sometimes cats who are very sick and need vet care will back into traps. So I called her, but then I saw the the limping cat (outside of the trap) so I let the cat in the trap go.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Lynne went out of town, so I didn't trap.
Monday: I saw the black kitten, and this time it was with what looked like a mom and sibling. Both were brown tabbies, and pretty well camouflaged. I wonder if the kitten had been separated from it's family for a while and had been reunited. In any case, the trap was still empty.
I won't be trapping again until the 11th, because I'm going on vacation. Hopefully when I get back the black kitten and family will change their minds about my trap!
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