As far as catching a whole bird, instead of pieces, maybe use bait at the
ecnter of a birdbath.  When the trap is triggered it drops a domed wire
cover (birdcage?) over the bait such that the bottom of the cover meets the
water.  Unless hummers can swim he is caught, maybe wet, but not crushed.

Doug Butler
Sherpa Engineering


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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Tony Nixon
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 5:48 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Hummingbird trap
>
>
> Lawrence Lile wrote:
> >
> > The big  problem is, hummingbirds are fast.   His toy car can lower the
> > trapdoor in several seconds, and by then the wary hummingbird
> is long gone.
> >
> > What he'd like is a radio controlled remote system that releases the
> > trapdoor instantly.
>
> Spring loaded flap with a solenoid latch comes to mind.
>
> I guess, if the the poor little hummingbird is slightly faster than the
> operators reflexes, then it's likely to be squashed like in a mouse
> trap.
>
> Maybe a micro switch attached to the bait, or activated by weight on the
> floor surface to operate the solenoid.
>
>
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>
> Tony
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