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How do you squirrel proof bird I love watching the birds and
filling their feeders, but I
don't enjoy watching the
squirrels emptying them out. I
have bought the "squirrel"
proof feeders that are on
springs and close the feeding
holes from their weight, and I
have bought the plastic bowl
looking contraptions , and
they don't work... Any new
ideas would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you
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I have fought this battle for a long time and also had problems with large numbers of doves, as well as squirrels, cleaning out my feeders in no time flat. I have found you have to buy a special squirrel-proof feeder. I have tried many and finally found two that are truly dove-proof and squirrel-proof: Brome Squirrel-Buster Plus (the best) Droll Yankees Yankee Whipper (this one is squirrel-proof only if mounted at least 16" from the support, or from any wall or tree, so that the squirrels cannot reach it and pull it towards their hungry little selves.) Another good feeder that keeps out both squirrels and large birds is the Duncraft Selective Bird Feeder, but this one is a caged feeder, so cardinals cannot use it. I have one of these that I'm using also, and it's wonderful for smaller birds. Woodpeckers can also use it by clinging, as can grosbeaks and other desirable birds, but not cardinals. The first two I listed, the Yankee Flipper and the Brome Squirrel Buster, are weight-sensitive. The Brome can even be adjusted so that large birds like doves cannot eat from it!!! I'm SO happy with mine. If you get the Brome, you need to be sure to get the cardinal ring that goes with it so that they can eat. This week on my feeders, I have had red breasted grosbeaks, indigo buntings, downy woodpeckers, red headed woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, red-bellied woodpeckers, chicadees, titmice, goldfinches, house finches, blue jays, white breasted nuthatches, brownheaded nuthatches, but NO squirrels and NO doves! For best prices, try bestnest.com and cooperseeds.com. Bestnest has a useful search engine that allows you to select what you do and don't want to feed. I am passionate about this subject and have also spent way too much money in my quest for the right feeders. My feeders are so squirrel- and dove-proof that I am using shelled sunflower seed so that there is no messy waste. (Cooperseed.com has a good bulk price.) I have two Yankee Flippers, one Duncraft Selective, and one Brome Squirrel Buster with the cardinal ring, so I hope you can benefit from my experience and enjoy your birds!!! P.S. I DO order bulk cracked corn from Cooper Seeds that I put on the ground in large quantities as a consolation for the squirrels and doves; towhees, white-throated sparrows, and juncos like it, too! |
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How can I squirrel-proof my I have two bird feeders that
suction onto the windows of my
second-floor apartment.
Recently at least one squirrel
has discovered them. I saw one
climbing up the side of the
house (house has wood, not
vinyl siding) to get at the
feeders, and it proceeded to
knock them to the ground! I
didn't think squirrels could
ever get to the feeders. What
can I do??
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Well, that IS the question of the century. :D Squirrels are just too clever in finding a way in. I don't think it's possible. My advice is to use foods that squirrels might simply consider unworthy of such Herculean efforts. In my yard, a lot of safflower seed is provided, to the great satisfaction of cardinals, chickadees, titmice, and other species that winter in the area but to less favorable reviews from the local squirrel population. Niger thistle is a food of choice for the local goldfinches and others of their kind, while the squirrels disdain it completely. Suet cakes left out for the nuthatches and woodpeckers are rarely molested by my squirrels, although what the crows do to these is another matter. On the large platform that is especially intended for mourning doves and house finches, a mixture of white millet seed and others is served, which seems to raise little interest from the squirrels in the neighborhood. |
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how do I squirrel proof a bird I already use a squirrel
baffle that sits on top of the
feeder.
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i think the baffle is suppose to be on the bottom! if you have that many squirrels get a feeder for them, then they will leave the bird one alone. |
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