Texas Gardening: My Coneflower Blooms are gone overnight., 1 by frostweed

frostweed wrote:
I have never had this happen before, but the flowers have been cut just below the head and they are nowhere to be found.
It looks like someone cut them off the plant, the stem is still there, there are many cut in one area, and not as many in other areas.

I can't figure out which animal or insect might have done this, the squirrels never did this before, so I don't think it was them.
I don,t think it was a person they are in my backyard, and I doubt that someone would come in at night to pick some seeds,

I am mystified, has this happened to any of you? I really would like to find out who is doing it.

Thank you for any help you can give me.
Josephine.