Mid-Atlantic bird lovers: any suggestions for my bird feeders?

[csziggy]

2. I bring my feeders in at night

That doesn't stop the loss to squirrels, but it does keep the racoons and deer from emptying the feeders every night. The squirrels while a nuisance are at least fun to watch. The racoons are destructive and the deer are just voracious, especially in the winter.

I'd gotten a squirrel proof feeder - the squirrels made it shut so the rodents couldn't eat. The deer just stood there, sticking their tongues in the holes, lapping up all the bird seed.

Bringing the feeders in at night cut my birdseed bill down to less than half of what I was spending. It does mean I have to get up early - if I don't have the feeders out soon after dawn, the birds congregate outside my window and sing at me until I put them out. And I have to be home at dusk to bring them in before dark - or bring them in early before I go out.