[KTL]

Could have been squirrel/chipmunk. I have seen how they stockpile stuff outside just like this mess in the center tunnel. Years ago I had an evergreen shrub just all of a sudden die. All others pale green like usual, but this one turned brown & completely dead. Hmmmm, that sucks. So I dig it up and what do I find but a huge pile of acorns nested beneath it. Darn chipmunk............

At that house I had a huge problem with those critters. Chirping all over the neighborhood, burrowing in things, living underneath wood deck, sneak into the garage if you've left the door up for a while (wifey did not like being greeted by a dead one laying by the interior door.....), huge nuisance. Nothing I tried would get rid of them. Traps, tainted food, spray/repellent, none of it worked. One day a pro landscaper says just get a 5 gal. bucket, fill it with water 2/3 full and throw sunflower seeds in it. They dive right in and can't resist the party. One morning I put out the bucket, came home from work at 5 pm and found I caught 8 of them "swimming" in there. Apparently they don't care if their buddy went in and didn't come out. They just kept hopping in there to feast.