Woodlink NABAF18 Audubon Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle, 18-Inch
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Manufacturer: Commerce Corporation - In NetworkBrand: WOODLINK
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Release Date: 2011-02-21
Model: NABAF18
Color: OneColor
Publisher: Commerce Corporation - In Network
Studio: Commerce Corporation - In Network
Music Label: Commerce Corporation - In Network
Product features:
- Made of textured powder coated steel
- Defeats squirrels every time
- No need to remove bird feeder when mounting
- Secure black coupler (included) around any 1/2-inch to 1-3/8-inch pole or shepherd hook
- Snaps apart with inward pressure on each side of the seam
Description of Woodlink NABAF18 Audubon Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle, 18-Inch
WoodLink is the exclusive licensee for the manufacturing of birding products to the design specifications of the National Audubon Society. The ultimate 18-inch wrap around black metal squirrel baffler is made of textured powder coated steel. Installs easily. Raccoon resistant. Defeats squirrels every time. Mount 4 to 5-feet above the ground. No need to remove bird feeder when mounting. Secure black coupler (included) around any 1/2-inch to 1-3/8-inch pole or shepherd hook. Snaps apart with inward pressure on each side of the seam.Tools and Hardware Reviews of Woodlink NABAF18 Audubon Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle, 18-Inch
Customer Review: Very sturdy nicely made product
Summary: 5 Stars
The product is very sturdy and nicely made. And since it's Audubon Society merchandise, you are helping the Audubon Society when you buy it.
I bought the Audubon squirrel baffle (Audubon 18"Wrap Around Black Metal Squirrel Baffle) to protect a bird feeder hanging from a wire from squirrels descending from above from a tree.
The baffle is really made to be mounted on a pole below a feeder but with an extra clamp, I think it could be better used as I have intended (see EDIT below).
I was able to put the clamp on the wire and then put the wrap around shield over the clamp. The problem is that there is nothing to keep the baffle from tilting while resting on top of the clamp. A squirrel descends the wire, is completely flummoxed on what to do on landing on top of the baffle, but then the baffle tilts until its surface is almost flat against the cylindrical bird feeder and the squirrel is able to leap/slide down onto the bird feeder, hanging upside down.
If there were another clamp similar to the original one that could be clamped above the baffle, particularly one that had projections matching the conical slope of the baffle, that would keep the baffle from tilting on top of the bottom clamp and make it hard(er) for the squirrels to descend onto the bird feeder.
Just a suggestion for future product improvement. The product as it is is very nicely made and a great bargain for $15 (plus shipping). I'm off to Home Depot to see if I can find an additional clamp to lock the baffle in place on my suspension wire. Another solution might be to include a bit of a pole/broomstick/dowel in the clamp when locking it around the wire. Then the hole in the baffle might fit snuggly around the included pole and not tilt when a squirrel lands on it.
Oh, the fun of trying to outwit squirrels (see the book Outwitting Squirrels for further ideas and great humor)!!!! Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels
EDIT 5/21/10: With a short section of 1-inch dia. PVC pipe and a ½ to 1 inch wire grounding clamp, I could mount the baffle on the wire supporting my tube feeder. I ran the support wire up the outside of the PVC pipe and sandwiched the baffle between the clamp that came with the feeder on the bottom and the grounding clamp on the top with the support wire clamped to the outside of the pipe. Now when a squirrel descends the wire, there is very little rotation and almost every squirrel I've observed slides down the baffle to the ground. One squirrel did manage to catch the feeder but I didn't see how it did it.
EDIT 5/30/10: Find the heavier, bigger squirrels can still bend the baffle down after descending the wire from above. Brother suggests the answer is to mount another baffle on the wire about 6 to 8 inches above the first. Then a descending squirrel will hit the lower baffle instead of the feeder when sliding down and kerplop from that onto the ground. Will have to buy another baffle and give it a try. Silicone grease on the wire and baffle helps give a banana peel effect but the biggest squirrels can still avoid the slip-and-slide.
EDIT 10/14/10: Adding a second squirrel baffle 9 inches above the first completely defeats all squirrels (HURRAY!). Haven't seen a one make it onto the feeder. They all slide off the 1st, then onto the 2nd, and down to the ground. Plugged the cord of the PVC pipes used to mount the baffles with DOW Great Stuff Insulating Foam Sealer. With the baffles and the sealed PVC pipe, little rain falls onto the feeder except in the windiest of storms, helping to avoid mold and tedious cleanings. Haven't had any problem with baffles corroding-look extremely well painted but then I am in a moderately dry part of Texas nowhere near coastal salt air.
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