And another question, what eats grass seed at night?

[Paper Roses]

Last year I had yard work done behind my house. A new lawn was laid but parts of it did not winter. Last week, I raked the yard, watered it lightly and spread grass seed. Watered again.
In the AM, I went out to water again and it looked as though I had not seeded the areas that were bare.
Repeated the same procedure. Next AM, hardly any seed to be seen.

Yesterday I tried again. This AM, still very little seed out there.

Nothing--including birds- is in the yard during the day. I have not seen anything in the early evening. I have to believe some nocturnal animal is chowing down in the middle of the night.

Ant thoughts as to the culprit and what to do about it?

Thanks,
PR

[Denninmi]

1. Voles, for one.

Nasty little things, they'll eat most any edible plant matter, and love seeds of all kinds.

[bvar22]

2. Any of a multitude of furry little nocturnal rodents.

Voles, field mice, rats....

Birds also feed in the twilight and pre-dawn.
Unless you get up very early, you could miss them.