[TN-Bird] Re: Help identify seed thieves please

Ralph and Kay -
You are perfectly describing possum scat. I left the lid off my black 
oil sunflower seed storage container once and had to sift quite a bit of 
this out. I actually caught one of the possums inside, so I have no 
doubt. Raccoons are almost always told by the presence of muddy footprints.

James Brooks

Oligobird@xxxxxxx wrote:

>I have two open tray feeders. One is on a porch rail, the other about 5 feet 
>up on a slender metal pole and has a cover. Someone comes at night and eats 
>black oil sunflower seeds and leaves presents. These are small narrow 
>footballs 
>of chewed seed remains - about half inch long, quarter inch wide, narrow ovals 
>like thin footballs. There is no fecal material but something holds the stuff 
>together.  Looks more like something coughed up or spat out, but constant 
>shapes. We are high on a hill with a lot of woodland, with 114 bird species 
>and 
>many mammals (rabbit, deer, possum, mice (stinking up one car) squirrels - 
>grey 
>and fox, ? flying not seen and maybe more. Anyone know who the thief is?
>Thanks Ralph and Kay Brinkhurst
>Lebanon, Wilson Co. TN
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