squirrels started coming onto my deck when i put out a (squirrel-proof)
birdfeeder a couple of weeks ago. the poor little things were so frustrated
that i felt sorry for them and started putting out a small bowl of peanuts
every now and then. they're happy now.

when i was living in chicago, i (and my gardening-buddy neighbors) regularly
put out peanuts for the squirrels so they'd stop bothering our crops. worked
like a charm.

pat