Nature Done Wright

November 20, 2018

Bear(s) Pull Down Feeders in Allendale

Two friends on the north end of town had feeders pulled down recently — one on Saturday night and another on Sunday night.

The one on Sunday night must have been carrying a tape measure, just to show how big he was. (A big thank you to Ken Wiegand for the photo above!)

I understand that local police have since issued alerts.

In December 2017, I wrote a column about bears and feeders. Here's the beginning.

If you think that you needn’t worry about bears at your bird feeders — or in your backyard — because it’s December, think again.

As Allendale residents (including me) have been reminded in recent days, these large mammals love to dine at bird feeders.

And they are willing to bend an iron-pipe feeder pole or mangle the feeder to get to their meal.

The full column is here.

For more information on what to do if you see a bear in your yard, go here:

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bearfacts.htm

A brief Allendale bear video is below.

Audrey M Schlegel

7 years ago Reply

A large bear roamed Appert Terrace, Mahwah this past Friday evening around 11 PM. He took down my feeders bending the poles down to the ground and ate well. He then proceeded to my adjoining neighbor’s yard to do the same; even taking down their heated birdbath. Judging by his footprints in the snow he was quite large.

Audrey M Schlegel

7 years ago Reply

A large bear roamed Appert Terrace, Mahwah this past Friday evening around 11 PM. He took down my feeders bending the poles down to the ground and ate well. He then proceeded to my adjoining neighbor’s yard to do the same; even taking down their heated birdbath. Judging by his footprints in the snow he was quite large.