I found them! These are the little critters that my cats are always catching. I knew they weren't mice, too big to be mice. And they were too small and too short of tails to be rats. They are "Voles", and in the case of my yard and area, "Meadow Voles". Check them out. http://www.voles.com/Meadow_Vole_Life_Cycle-is_one_of_the_shortest_of_all_mammals.jpg
I know that my cats love them. Suzie catches 2, sometimes 3 of them a day. :grinning: