A few times over the last couple of weeks, I have gone out into my backyard to find my birdfeeders lying on the ground, having been lifted off their hooks and dropped, and sometimes dragged off. In my yard, I have seen squirrels, rats, crows, stellar jays, and the occasional raccoon. While the fact that they are lifted up off of hooks and dropped suggests something larger, like a raccoon, that's the one I see the least of all the critters. While I am sure that the crows, rats, and squirrels are likely smart enough to figure something out, I am not sure they are strong enough to lift tube feeders. Who's your money on? Whoever it is, I'd like to start discouraging their presence at my feeders.
Thanks,
Chris