With a heavy (crushed actually) heart, I guess I have to take down my feeders for a while.   He's never hit them (except for the hummingbird feeder the 1st night)  but my bear has been here 4 times this week, most recently at 7:30pm when he came up and snooped around on my deck and sat on the ground 10 feet from my house snacking on leaves.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom for breaking the cycle?   

I was thinking I might hang some feeders from my 2nd floor windows to keep my hummingbirds and bluebirds - but maybe even that is stupid?

Just such a bad/crucial time to have to take them down, with so many nesting pairs coming in, populations being established, etc.  
Was thinking I'd take them down until June 1st and then reevaluate?

:(

Courtney in Manchester