Bear sightings
We have been visited four or five times this summer by a youngish-looking bear – I’m guessing she’s a yearling (which means her mama must be somewhere nearby!). Most recently (August 22?) she was apparently interrupted when I drove in the driveway at round 6:00 pm as the pole holding four feeders was on the ground, one of the feeders was found nearby in the bushes, and one is still missing. Her reach is about five feet I would guess, given that she can bring down a window feeder at that height, but not the one that’s hung at six feet +. She is not tagged, and we haven’t reported her – I was told the DEP is not very interested these days. True or no?
We’ve taken our feeders in for several days. Each time I put them back I diligently take them down at night for a few days, then decide she’s lost interest, leave them up – and back she comes. I hate to quit feeding the birds but may have to. Much as we enjoy living with wildlife I know it is not healthy for them to become habituated to humans or comfortable in residentiall areas.
Susan Eanes
12 Headquarters Road
