July 8, 2009 at 9:52 pm
#671575
datamuse
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I’ve seen the suggestion of scattering citrus peels (oranges and lemons), or spraying with a mixture of citrus oil and water. Cats reportedly hate it. Haven’t tried it myself but it’d be a cheap thing to try.
Also keep the bird feeder away from ledges, branches, fences, etc.–things a cat could use to get to the feeder.
(Could be worse: some friends of mine out in Fall City had to stop filling their bird feeder entirely because BEARS were raiding it. O_o)