We have two bird feeders and a suet station. We get the usual visitors–cardinals, red-bellied woodpeckers, chickadees, juncos, downy and hairy woodpeckers, and tufted titmice. Right now we are also getting flocks of red-winged blackbirds and grackles, and soon the goldfinches will show up.
We also sometimes attract squirrels which jump on the feeders and are a real nuisance. I trap them in a “have-a-heart” trap and transport them to a nice squirrel reserve along the Pohopoco Creek about four miles away. I know some animals don’t take well to new surroundings, but I don’t think the squirrels will have a problem–lots of brush, a stream, no major highway, and not many homes.
I caught and released one this morning. He (I assume a he) was rather angry, but when I released him, he didn’t hang around to complain.
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