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Today's Topics:
1. New Britain, I need advice (Robert Jase)
2. Re: New Britain, I need advice (Sarah Faulkner)
3. Fwd: New Britain, I need advice (Beverly Propen)
4. Re: Fwd: New Britain, I need advice (<angeladimmitt...>)
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 12:31:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Jase <busterggi...>
Subject: [CT Birds] New Britain, I need advice
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Its November and I don't have a feeding station up for the first time in years because bears have destroyed four in the past three years. Should I put up another one? I miss watching my bird friends. Bob Jase
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Subject: [CT Birds] Re: New Britain, I need advice
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It’s too early, Robert. I too am going to put up feeders, but it’s not cold enough yet, and the bears are still out and active. And once you do put out food, bring it in at night. We love our bears too, and a fed bear is a dead bear.
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Its November and I don't have a feeding station up for the first time in years because bears have destroyed four in the past three years. Should I put up another one? I miss watching my bird friends. Bob Jase
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 09:39:01 -0500
From: Beverly Propen <bpropen...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Fwd: New Britain, I need advice
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> I have the same issues. I’m waiting until end of November & then try putting up one feeder first. We had bears in our yard for the first time in 43 year’s & neighbors have outside dogs & little kids. So I’m being cautious. I miss watching the birds 🐦 too.
> Bev Propen.
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 15:19:49 +0000 (UTC)
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Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Fwd: New Britain, I need advice
To: Beverly Propen <bpropen...>, Ct Birdlist
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Bears are still active during the day as well as at night so putting any feeder out is still risky. I do have an almost perfect solution - hang a wire on a pulley from the roof to high up a tree, or between two trees, high enough they cannot reach the feeders standing fully up. Bears have been photographed hanging from a wire going hand over hand till they reach the feeder, but I reckon that's a low percentage risk. This has worked for me as long as I pull the wire high enough - they quickly get bored of not being able to reach and seldom return. Birds, squirrels and chipmunks take care of any spillage so they don't find any seed on the ground.
Angela Dimmitt
New Milford
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> Date: November 4, 2026 at 8:48:22 AM EST
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> I have the same issues. I’m waiting until end of November & then try putting up one feeder first. We had bears in our yard for the first time in 43 year’s & neighbors have outside dogs & little kids. So I’m being cautious. I miss watching the birds 🐦 too.
> Bev Propen.
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