How to keep raccoons out of bird feeders?

Crash Diet — Remove your birdfeeders for a week, or slowly reduce the amount of food in the feeders. Hang 'em high —Hang your birdfeeders on poles ½ inch or less in diameter, securing the pole firmly so it cannot be knocked over. High-wire act — Suspend your birdfeeders from a wire extending between two trees. read more

Clean up after birds. Try a feeder that catches falling seed and/or use a higher quality seed that birds are less likely to waste. The fewer nibbles found on the ground, the less likely a curious raccoon is to attempt invading your feeder. Keep bird feed sealed. Feeders are not the only places raccoon raid. read more

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One quick and easy solution to keep raccoons from eating seed intended for your backyard birds is to put out only as much seed as the birds will eat by nightfall. read more