Raptors are birds of prey that are greatly beneficial in the control of rodents.
A small, one-time investment in artificial perches can help increase their presence in your area, reducing the need for other methods of pest control. These perches can be especially valuable in the winter and early spring, before the primary rodent breeding season and when many crops are either absent or provide little cover. Perch Sites You can encourage more raptors to hunt rodents in your area by establishing artificial perch sites. Raptors hunt in open areas such as mowed alfalfa fields, golf courses, along roadsides, ditch banks, rural school grounds and meadows. Any of these areas are good potential perch sites.