Best Squirrel Baffles

Nothing ruins your perfect backyard setting quite like squirrels. Bird watchers especially tend to loathe these furry rodents that disturb their carefully placed bird feeders. While you wait and watch for the variety of birds to enjoy your feeders, the squirrels are spilling seed, eating the food, and scaring away your feathery friends.

After all the hard work you have put into making your yard welcoming to birds, you should be able to enjoy them. Read on to learn some more tips about controlling squirrels and attracting birds.

After you have found the right baffle, there are still a few other things you can do to help keep squirrels away from your yard and feeders.

First of all, make sure that there are no other food sources to attract the squirrels. If there is food around, you can be sure you will continue to see the squirrels in your yard. This can be spilled bird seed, easily accessible trash, or open gardens.

Trees that produce seeds or nuts can attract squirrels, too. While there’s not much you can do about the fruit produced up in the trees; you can do your part by maintaining a clean backyard. Rake up any nuts, berries, seeds, etc. you find in your yard regularly.
Don’t be afraid to let your dogs out in the yard. The more often they go out, the less likely you are to have returning squirrels. The squirrels hate the dogs, and the dogs most likely love to chase the squirrels.

Sprinkle spicy food in your yard. Squirrels don’t like the taste, and they will stay away from things like black pepper or cayenne pepper.

To additionally protect your garden and other plants you may have, consider getting chicken wire or enclosing fences.

If you’re a bird-watching novice or a seasoned expert, you can always afford to hear extra tips about attracting birds. There are a few simple things you can do that may help you see more birds visiting your yard and feeders.

For starters, it’s important to remember that birds need water as well as food. While this may seem like a no-brainer, it’s not that often that you find bird feeder that includes water. Even if you put out water for the birds, they may not know it is there. We recommend using moving water sources such as drippers, small fountains, or bubblers. The sound will let the birds know that the water is there.

Make sure that you are putting out a variety of seed and seed mixes. Different kinds of birds will eat different kinds of seeds, and some birds eat insects. Consider separate feeders for different seeds too to reduce waste. If a bird doesn’t like a certain seed, there is a good chance it will just drop it to the ground where it may never be found.

Remember that not all birds like to eat up in the air. There are species of birds that prefer to eat from the ground, such as robins, so it’s a good idea to keep some bird feed down low. Look into buying leaf litter. Leaf little acts as a natural habitat for a lot of insects. The attraction of these insects will attract insect-eating birds.