FreeLists / bristol-birds / [bristol-birds] Hummer Feeder Vandals

[Kat92047@xxxxxxx]

Something, possibly those infernal squirrels, is chewing out the yellow ports 
in all my hummingbird feeders. At least I think they are being chewed. It 
could be they are being hacked to pieces. Squirrels are my number one 
suspect, although I haven't ruled out woodpeckers, probably Downy.

By the way, it's not just Gray Squirrels that visit my feeding areas. I 
recently surprised a Flying Squirrel having a nocturnal snack on a 
commercially prepared suet cake.

Has anyone else encountered this problem with vandalized feeder ports?

The lack of ports doesn't bother the hummers, though. They still come in for 
a sip of sugar water.

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN
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