Best Squirrel Baffle

A squirrel baffle is a useful tool for protecting your bird feeders from squirrel assault and robbery. When installed properly, they will keep those pesky squirrels from stealing your high quality bird seed meant for the birds, not for the mammals.

Here are some well reviewed bird feeder squirrel baffles that actually work. These are durable, well designed squirrel guards that will keep the squirrels puzzled and frustrated.

Squirrels can jump 11 feet down from a tree branch or other structure and can leap 8 feet horizontally, so do not underestimate when choosing a place for your bird feeder. If you hang your feeder from a branch or something similar, you will want to install a baffle above the feeder that tilts. Tilting squirrel baffles that are not stationary and move when a squirrel lands on it from above will be the best at deterrence.

Squirrel vs Pole Squirrel Baffle

The squirrel eventually wins over this fight with the bird feeder baffle. Notice though that this particular baffle has a little bump at the top for the squirrel to grab onto. Look for baffles that are entirely smooth near the top without any protruding edges. Also, this baffle was placed in a way that the squirrel could reach the bird feeder once he was on top of the baffle. Make sure to install your baffle only a foot or so above the ground or at least out of reach of the feeder if for some reason the squirrel gets on top of it. How to get rid of squirrels? Do not make it easy for them!

Squirrels can climb the most slickest poles with ease so if your bird feeder is mounted on a pole, you will need to install a squirrel proof baffle below the feeder on the pole itself. Cooking oil, vasoline or grease alone will not stop the squirrels. 

For more information about keeping squirrels out of your bird feeders, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has written a great article with squirrel deterrence tips and more about installing a squirrel baffle (pdf file, opens new window).

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