tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post115336345256167338..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: Wildlife sighting: Raccoons in Brooklyn.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-87819388743100804432009-09-23T10:14:51.957-04:002009-09-23T10:14:51.957-04:00There was one spotted by my sister's house thi...There was one spotted by my sister's house this week in Marine Park...sleeping on the roof...it left by morning...and one spotted on my neighbor's garage roof this morning in Midwood. They're all over the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-1153776961304745502006-07-24T17:36:00.000-04:002006-07-24T17:36:00.000-04:00Raccoons are pretty common in Ottawa. I once enco...Raccoons are pretty common in Ottawa. I once encountered a mother and her rather large babies as they came to check out the rather messy garbage area in the development where we were living. But then, I was up much earlier than normal that day.<BR/><BR/>In my experience, raccoons go mainly after garbage. Other gardeners find they clear the fish out of their ponds. But I've never had them do anything destructive in the garden as such, so I suspect you don't really have to do anything. Raccoons actually do better in cities than in the country, because they are omnivorous scavengers.<BR/><BR/>I've had to deal with skunks and groundhogs and lots and lots of squirrels though. Fortunately no rabbits in this neighbourhood, although they are major pests in some parts of town. More urban fauna around than you'd think...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-1153403677342538942006-07-20T09:54:00.000-04:002006-07-20T09:54:00.000-04:00Until recently, my best friend lived in Park Slope...Until recently, my best friend lived in Park Slope and I saw raccons less than a block from 5th Ave.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in San Francisco we had urban raccoons and this was fifteen years ago.Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.com