Grapegrowers happily welcome hawks and owls to their vineyards, but other birds (and snakes) can also rout pests.

Some new research about owls could help growers attract even more. This information was shared at a recent seminar in the sustainable grapegrowing series organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers.

The overall subject of the seminar, which was held at the Huichica Creek Sustainable Demonstration Vineyard in the Carneros section of Napa Valley, was vertebrates in the vineyard, including how beneficial birds and snakes can help grapegrowers.

It also provided information about discouraging unwelcome animals like deer and how to deal with injured natives.

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