API 4WW Water Wiggler Water Agitator for Bird Baths

by API

Product Features

• Water agitator for bird baths; attracts birds discourages mosquitoes
• Agitator action creates continuous ripples in water
• No wiring and no plumbing; operates silently on two D-cell batteries (not included)
• Up to two months of continual use
• May also be used in a heated bird bath during winter

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00075M3W6
• Item model number: 4WW
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,201 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #52 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Backyard Birding

Product Description

Water Wiggler attracts birds - not mosquitos! Moving water attracts birds. Water Wiggler works great to attract birds and helps prevent the spreading of West Nile virus by eliminating stagnant water in birdbaths. Water Wiggler's unique agitator action creates continuous ripples in water, preventing mosquitos from laying eggs in bird baths. Easy to install. Just place in bird bath and go! No wiring and no plumbing. Operates silently on two D-cell batteries for up to two months of continual use. Operates 24 hours a day. May also be used with heated bird bath in winter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars like it, October 15, 2006

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DB "busywoman" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: API 4WW Water Wiggler Water Agitator for Bird Baths (Lawn & Patio)

I purchased the wiggler to prohibit mosquitoes from multiplying, and it appears to be working. I was told that birds like moving water. The birds come with the wiggler. Midafternoon the bath is filled with birds splashing around. This summer we were topping the bath off 2-3 times. The bath needs to be wide enough (I suggest at least 18") to accommodate birds and wiggler.

The squirrels/racoon have tied to steal the spinner several times. We found the spinner lying on the ground and have to reinsert. Most recently the culprit stole the foam donuts. API was very good about replacing the spinner once at no charge.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attracts More Birds to My Bath, May 15, 2007

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ESVK "SVK" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: API 4WW Water Wiggler Water Agitator for Bird Baths (Lawn & Patio)

I have owned this little unit for over a year and it works great. Why? It is hard for birds to judge the depth of the water when it is not moving so they may pass over your bath thinking that it is too deep. (this may sound silly to us, but it is true). I get 2-3 times more birdbath activity now. You still have to clean your water and I remove the Wiggler before winter. The batteries last many months. Honestly, the price is a little steep for what it is, but it is worth it for what it does - attracts more birds. It should last many seasons with proper care.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Birds prefer this; doesn't eliminate mosquitoes completely, June 29, 2009

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C. G. King (Horse Country, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: API 4WW Water Wiggler Water Agitator for Bird Baths (Lawn & Patio)

I have an odd birdbath arrangement on my deck that allowed me to test this unit's effectiveness. There is no question the birds prefer it, and though I still find mosquito larvae, there are fewer. I have two identical birdbaths next to each other and found that when I added the Water Wiggler to one, the birds went to it exclusively over the other. It was so obvious they liked it, I bought a second for the other bath.

Last year I replaced two end tables and temporarily stored the old ones next to one another on my deck covered with a tarp. I had removed the glass that had been set in the tops when I stored the tables and then a heavy rain created pools in the rectangular depressions. I noticed that the birds found this arrangement just right for bathing as the depressions are shallow and the space is good sized. Since I enjoyed watching the birds drinking and bathing, I decided to leave the tables there, but the standing water caused mosquito issues so I purchased a Water Wiggler to deter that and set it in one of the depressions. Almost immediately, the birds gravitated to that space leaving the other unused. Now both pools have Water Wigglers. I still check them for larvae and algae and have to replace the water regularly, but that's easy and the birds are happy. While I have a well-attended normal birdbath in my backyard, some birds won't go to it. The thrushes and warblers apparently aren't comfortable there, but do come to the deck baths with the moving water.

I found one set of batteries kept each unit working all last summer and fall. I replaced the batteries this spring and they are going strong. They seem to be quite sturdy as visiting night creatures sometimes knock them over or even out of the baths, but I put them back in each time and they show no signs of complaint.