Perky-Pet Copper Finish 2-in-1 Wild Bird Tube Feeder - 1.8 lb Capacity

This will be the 9th one of these feeders I have purchased over the past 10 years. I hang 3 at a time year round. The birds like them so much they are refilled almost daily using only black oil sunflower seeds. I have Evening Grossbeaks, Chicadees, Purple Finches, Gold Finches, & 2 types of Nuthatches to name a few. I prefer trays as it helps the larger birds land & smaller ones scavenge. Helps prevent seed waste too. The ports & trays last because they are metal. I live in the mountains so these feeders are wind whipped, rained on, & snowed on. If it is a heavy storm, a tiny trickle of water sometimes gets into a port. Brought into the house it dries quickly. The little hoods over the ports work well. The trays have drainage holds but you must keep the tray free of debris so they don't plug up. Shake off. No feeder is completely water proof. They will only build up a small amount of mold in the very bottom, where the birds cannot even reach the seed, if not dried out after rain. Takes to seconds with a stick to clean out. The trays remain copper color. The black on the tray finish a previous reviewer mentioned is actually dirt build up & comes off if scrubbed. Being clear tubes, seed amount is easily monitored.

The tray on the bottom catches lots of seed that otherwise would be wasted. Larger birds can feed off of tray.