Hi Courtney:

I too can appreciate your problem.  6 years ago I stopped feeding the birds, except the hummers,  because my neighbors were all having bear visits.   I have often wondered if one hummingbird feeder would attract the bears but so far I've been lucky.  I have lived in Huntington 27 years and had my first bear visit last summer.  He used my yard as a means to go between my neighbors feeders and didn't notice mine.  Someone did ask me if I called the game warden to have him come and shoot him!   I was dumbfounded by their reaction.

I am very curious about bears and follow a bear research organization on line ( http://www.bear.org ).  You may find it of interest.

Good Luck,  

Becky

p.s. I will be watching for further posts for new developments.