yes we do too, I'll leave a suet feeder out for a test, it disappeared the other eve.....they are around until good vegetation comes out, like good grasses and wet meadows green up. 

David Merker
Etna, NH




On May 5, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Harold M. Swartz wrote:

> Only if you can put it where the bear cannot reach. We have 1-2 bears that patrol our yard on a nightly basis.
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> Hal Swartz
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> From: Upper Valley Birders [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Walker
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 2:32 PM
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> Subject: [UVB] OK for birdfeeders yet?
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> I frequently forget to put my birdfeeder out in the AM and on occasion, accidently leave it out over night.
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> As bears have surely been up and about for a while now, is it safe to put it up and leave it up?
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> Thanks,
> J
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> John Walker
> East Thetford, VT
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