tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010383221763857611.post437262690143278313..comments2023-09-27T07:12:53.075-07:00Comments on North Branch Nature Center: When Birds Share the FeederChip Darmstadthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640990750993639096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010383221763857611.post-71695489734796920522011-11-23T18:25:13.250-08:002011-11-23T18:25:13.250-08:00Squirrels do not empty our feeders. Baffles keep ...Squirrels do not empty our feeders. Baffles keep them out. But they, along with chipmunks, do help clean up the ground scraps. Bears have walked off with our feeders a few times over the past few years. And we have learned that just taking them down at night does not work. Occasionally I see a Sharp-shinned Hawk fly through our feeder area. Deer have not been a problem at the feeder, they are too busy munching the new growth of our landscaping plants. All in all, I don't mind. The food is put out for the birds but if other animals get to it, so be it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010383221763857611.post-89044775420770649792011-11-14T07:17:41.873-08:002011-11-14T07:17:41.873-08:00Have also had fox, raccoon. Bears and Red Squirre...Have also had fox, raccoon. Bears and Red Squirrels are the only problem animals. Had to remove feeders because of a bear visit, and Red squirrels prey on nestlings. Have mice too, and voles. They get into the house.Creature Kinshps and Natural Affinitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197343190505128560noreply@blogger.com