They’re all in our yard, and we no longer feed them, except for the hummingbirds.
We had to stop putting out bird seed because of the bears.
We had a problem with raccoons and other small mammals raiding our feeder. We talked with the lady at the bird seed store, and she recommended safflower seeds. The mammals think it’s bitter. It took a couple of weeks before the birds discovered the feeder, but once they did, we’ve not had any problem. I also put a zip tie on the feeder to attach it. So far so good, going on 5 months.