Where Can I Buy Bird Feeder Poles and Squirrel Baffles?

You can buy bird feeder poles and squirrel baffles at specialty wild bird stores, which sell them side by side so you can match a baffle to the width of your pole. In Ontario, Urban Nature Store carries pole sets, complete pole systems, deck hangers and more than 40 baffles at ten local stores and online, and the bulkiest pieces cost less to pick up in store than to ship.

What Types of Bird Feeder Poles Can You Buy?

Bird feeder poles come in three main types: sectional pole sets you assemble, complete pole systems with a built-in baffle, and deck hangers that clamp or screw onto a railing. The right type depends on whether you're feeding from a lawn, a garden bed or a deck.

• Sectional pole sets come in shorter sections that join into one pole and stand in a ground socket. The 80-Inch Heavy Duty Feeder Pole Set is made of 1 inch diameter, 16 gauge steel with a three-arm hanger and a twist-in ground socket.
• Complete pole systems include the pole, the hanging arms and a baffle in one kit. The Squirrel Stopper Sequoia Pole System stands 7 feet 6 inches tall in 16 gauge tubular steel, with four hanging stations and a patented baffle that moves up and down and side to side.
• Deck hangers clamp onto or screw into a deck railing and swing a feeder out on an arm, for yards without space for a pole.

Single poles and pole sets are in the poles collection, and kits with arms and accessories are in the pole systems collection.

Which Squirrel Baffle Fits Your Pole?

A squirrel baffle has to fit the diameter of the pole it goes on, so check your pole's width before choosing one. A squirrel baffle is a dome, disk or cylinder fitted around the pole that squirrels can't climb past, and each model lists the range of pole widths it fits.

Specs and prices from Urban Nature Store's product pages, November 2026.

A standard 1 inch feeder pole fits all four. Wider poles above 1 3/8 inches narrow the choice to cylinder baffles such as the 16" Dome Top, and wooden 4x4 posts need a baffle made for square posts.

Which Type of Squirrel Baffle Should You Choose?

Choose the baffle type by how your feeder is mounted. Wrap-around baffles open up and close around a pole, so they go on without taking the feeders down. Cylinder and dome baffles slide over a straight pole and leave squirrels nothing to grip. Disk baffles form a wide flat barrier below the feeder.

The squirrel baffles collection also includes cone baffles, wraparound baffles for wooden 4x4 posts, and clear hanging baffles that sit above a feeder rather than on the pole. A pole baffle only stops squirrels climbing from below, so a hanging baffle is the option when squirrels drop onto a feeder from above. The guide to choosing a bird feeder pole that squirrels can't climb covers placement and jump distance.

Should You Buy Poles and Baffles in Store or Online?

Buying poles and baffles in stores is often cheaper and easier, because they're bulky and the fit matters. The 80-inch pole set carries a $20 shipping surcharge that doesn't apply to store pickup, and the Pole Mount Disk Squirrel Baffle is sold for store pickup only. In store, staff can also check that a baffle fits your pole before you take it home.

Smaller baffles and hangers ship anywhere in Canada, and orders over $125 ship free. Online orders can be picked up at any of the ten stores listed on the store locations page, usually within 3 hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

What diameter is a standard bird feeder pole?

Often 1 inch. Urban Nature Store's 80-inch pole set and its 28 inch feeder pole are both 1 inch in diameter, and every baffle in the table above fits a 1 inch pole.

Do squirrel baffles come with a warranty?

Some do. The 16" Dome Top and the Pole Mount Disk baffles both carry an unconditional lifetime guarantee against defects in material and workmanship, while other baffle pages don't list a warranty, so it's worth asking before you buy.

Can you hang a bird feeder from a deck railing instead of a pole?

Yes. A clamp-on or screw-on swing arm deck hanger holds a feeder out from the railing. A railing is also an easy launch point for squirrels, though, so a feeder on a deck arm is harder to protect than one on a baffled pole set well away from the house.