Put a raccoon baffle on a tall pole away from bushes etc that the squirrel could use as a launching pad. If have to use a feeder not on a pole, get the kind with the tube inside a cage - about 90 dollars but work very well Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: JEswindell@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:37:50 To: <itsacharliebrownchristmas@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [birdky] Re: Squirrel-proof bird feeders? You need one that is proof against raccoons as well as squirrels. I don't think there are any! I just regard the lost seed as "squirrel tax" and go one with it. John Swindells Nelson County