Raccoons Raccoons Raccoons eat a varied diet of plants and animals. Plant foods include grains, acorns, wild berries and fruits. Animal and insect foods include frogs, clams, mice, rabbits, white grubs and beetles, to name just a few.
Raccoons also feed on the eggs of birds such as ducks and chickens.
In an urban setting, damage caused by raccoons can be annoying. For example, raccoons occasionally damage newly laid lawns by pushing back sod in search of earthworms, white grubs, and other soil dwelling insects. Raccoons are especially fond of sweet corn, often breaking off stalks as they climb up to reach the ears. Most often they partially eat each ear, leaving wasted corn behind. Raccoons also pay nighttime visits to berry patches, and vegetable gardens.