Droll Yankees Onyx Clever Clean and Fill Mixed Seed Bird Feeder, 6 Feeding Ports, 24-Inch, Black

Want to feed finches but not doves and pigeons?Then the Droll Yankees Onyx Finch Magnet is the feeder for you! The lack of perches means large hog birds can't eat from this feeder, leaving the finches to eat in peace. I have seen 11 birds at once on my 18 inch model. I have tried 3 different mixes in it. Regular nyjer, wild delight special finch and kaytee ultra finch. All work great. The build quality is excellent, no flex in the rock solid metal tube. My favorite feature though is the ease of cleaning. I usually clean the feeder every time it's empty. Or once every 5 days to a week. I am able to clean and dry the feeder in less than 10 minutes because it's mesh. I use disinfectant and a soft wool car rim brush to remove loose seed and droppings from the feeder. Then dry it with a leaf blower and microfiber cloth. It's very reasonably priced for the quality, made in USA too! I have two of them now because I liked the first one so much. Overall best Finch Feeder available.

I bought this one year ago to upgrade from Stokes Select 38194 Little-Bit Finch Feeders. I love the Stokes select feeder but it was small and bigger birds tried to land on the lip. So I got this feeder which doesn't have any place for non-clinging birds to land. The mesh are just right. I put a plate underneath when I fill. But there is minimal seed loss when I refill (I use a small funnel to fill the seeds to avoid spillage). Seed spillage during refill is the same as my previous Stokes feeder. Base is a little tight to open (not the screw but when you try to pull it apart from the tube after u unlock the screw). I wish it is a little easier to pull off instead of wiggling it a bit. But not a deal breaker for me. It has huge capacity, ease to refill and withstood the past 100 degree long dry summer days. It is very sturdy. I hang Aspect Super tube top dome and 16" seed tray from the bottom with no sign of the hanging hook coming off. After one year of use, I don't see any rust, no peeling of paint and screw bottom still functions are like new. The finches go through the 18" tube very fast. Most of the times, they can cover the whole tube. It is a quality product for the price I paid. I won't hesitate to get a second one if needed. I only hope that the very heavy tube top dome (it is a heavy dome) won't take a tool on the hanger in years to come.

Not much to say about this other than it's a great bird feeder. We have had it in our back yard, hung on a shephard's hook for a few months now. It's easy to refill (my young kids and I refill it ever few days) and the birds seem to love it.In our area, we have male and female cardinals quite a bit, and a variety of other birds as well. I've actually downloaded an app to identify birds called "The Cornell Lab Merlin" app. It's great...you can give some descriptions of the birds you see, it'll help you narrow them down, and then you can log which birds you've seen in the app, where, and when. I'm sure they use it for research of some kind, but for users it's a useful app and it wouldn't' be possible without a quality bird feeder drawing in the birds.It took several days, and some bird seed spread throughout the yard, to get the birds to come, but now that they're here, we have definite repeat customers. If you're in doubt of what kind of bird feeder to get, and this seems to be one you'd enjoy, buy it without a second thought. It's great. I got bird seed at Costco to fill it, which should last me several months.

<<EDIT>>For some reason (maybe my rant) they reached out and sent me the replacement part at no charge. Thank you very much. I touched on the quality of the engineering below, but it is actually amazing. It's a simple object, but every detail is top notch and an engineer's delight. I hope their customer service can keep up with the design team. BOTTOM LINE: I'd buy another one, it's so nice, but I'd also pray that I did not have to deal with "Customer Service" again.THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THEIR OWN PRODUCT. This is a nice little piece of engineering and the birds like it. HOWEVER, a little perch broke on one of my two Onyx feeders and when I tried to get a replacement part, which I'd be happy to buy, I had an UNACCEPTABLE response. First I filled out a form on their website and never heard back. Then I called during business hours and was pleasantly and politely told that I was on my own. I was told to find some vendor who would order the part for me. Really? I bought it here on Amazon, I thought from them. Personally I find it offensive when I buy an expensive, top-tier product and the company stiffs me.

I thought I was being ridiculous spending so much money on a feeder....but a bear came by recently and got into my feeders. The other brands were destroyed. This feeder survived!! There was damage to the button you use to open the feeder and nothing else - AND the customer service was FANTASTIC. I emailed the company and with no hassle they send me a replacement top at no cost to me. It is well designed, cleans easily and opens with a snap. It was worth the money.