October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
On Saturday night, someone bent the steel pipe that holds Stiles and Sis Thomas' bird feeders (above). (They live not far from the Celery Farm.)
They suspect a black bear. Apparently the baffle on the pole was not sufficient.
Stiles and Sis would love to borrow a trap camera in hopes of catching the bear in action. And I would be interested in hearing about any baffles designed to stop bears.
Can anybody help?
I am looking to borrow a trap camera for a week. Is yours available?
I have one. Can drop it off
If it was a bear, a shield/baffle won’t keep the pole from being bent. Only a pole of greater diameter. Sorry, don’t know of whereabouts of a trap camera.
3 comments
Caitlin
I am looking to borrow a trap camera for a week. Is yours available?
Dave
I have one. Can drop it off
Peter
If it was a bear, a shield/baffle won’t keep the pole from being bent. Only a pole of greater diameter. Sorry, don’t know of whereabouts of a trap camera.