He is emptying someone’s jar of little glass treasures. I think your guess is probably right.
I think so, too-people keep all sorts of decorations on decks, and in pots as decorations with their plants. I’ve even had the little mirrors on plastic automatic plant waterers pecked off and carried away by crows.
I think I’ll put these out on the steps tonight, and put some metal butterflies and beads from a tiny indoor chime that has a broken string on the step below and see what the raccoon takes, if anything-or if he leaves me an item in trade...