[tn-bird] Re: Feeder Damage
- From: "cindy mitchell" <cmitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 09:17:11 -0500
Yes, I am in the Mississippi Delta, and I have had an awful time with
raccoons. They have stolen most of my suet feeders; some of them I found in
the woods down the hill. They will also drink all the nectar from your
hummer feeders and have torn up one regular bird feeder.
My best solution was an expensive advanced pole system with a racoon guard
from Wild Birds Unlimited. But I made the mistake of getting the top part
with hangers that have a curve instead of the straight-across kind. With a
tube feeder hung on the curved side, The raccoons can stretch up and climb
onto the tube feeder and empty it out. They ate holes in some of my thistle
feeders and emptied them completely. I think that if you buy the top
section that goes straight across, your tube feeders will be safe, too.
They cannot make it past the raccoon baffle.
I also have an 18 year old cat. Once she figured out the raccoon was not a
weird looking cat intruding on her territory, she unfortunately could not
care less about it. She does not go out unaccompanied due to foxes and
great horned owls, not to mention stray dogs, that pose a real danger to
her. SHe does have what I call a "kitty atrium," basically a very nice
redwood and chicken wire type enclosure that is 6 x 6 x 6 that she loves to
sleep in til time to come inside at night.
This year's raccoon has learned that there is cat food in the "atrium" and I
watched him (or maybe a pregnant "her") reach through the fencing with both
hands, pressing the side of his face against the wire, to get every bit of
cat food her could reach off her plate. Absolutely hilarious. Then s/he
washes her hands in the kitty water bowl and goes off looking for me food!
She is also fairly fearless of humans; she knew I was watching her from 6
feet away inside last night.
Go for the raccoon baffles and pole system. Or more havahart traps.
Cindy Mitchell
Clarksdale, MS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Groce" <BillyH@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-BIRD" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 7:23 PM
Subject: [tn-bird] Feeder Damage
>
> I went out one morning earlier this week to find three feeders on the
> ground under one tree. One, a platform feeder I had made, was torn
> apart.
> I set a live trap and yesterday morning found a rabbit in it. I
> suspected strongly that the rabbit wasn't guilty of the feeder damage,
> so I set the trap again last night. This morning I went out to find an
> agressive raccoon in a high state of agitation due to severe "teasing"
> from our two 100lb. plus Labs. We've lived at this location seven years
> and have never had such damage before. I'm wondering if others have had
> such experiences
> with 'coons.
>
> The little masked bandit has now been removed from the area but, just to
> be safe, I'll set the trap again tonight.
>
> Howard Groce
> Byrdstown, TN
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