North States SuperFeeder, Birdfeeder with 6 Foot Aluminum Pole: Hang or Pole Mount (pole and adapter included). Three Tube Chambers, Extra Large, 10 to 12 pound Seed Capacity (15.25 x 22, Green)

I bought this one after my first NSI feeder broke after 20 years on the backyard pole. I could have bought repair parts to replace the broken tube but decided to replace the entire thing instead. All the birds love it and the squirrels haven't figured out how to get onto the tray from the pole below. There is a vertical bar on the feed stations that s easily broken out if more access is desired. I broke out the ones on the lower stations, but the mourning doves empty the feeder to rapidly. I had fourteen on and around the feeder yesterday. I'll swap the lower feeding stations with the upper ones, that should slow them down.It is mounted on a threaded pipe I got at Home Depot, the threaded pipe fitting matches the adapter perfectly, I threw the pole that comes with it away.The doves pull the seed out to get at the seeds they like, this has a tendency to fill up the lower tray, the smaller birds keep the amount of loose seed in the tray at manageable levels. If I stay away from the feed with large amounts of millet, I find that the amount of loose seed is reduced. When this one breaks in 20 years, I'll buy another one.

We did not put up our new birdfeeder until the third week of April due to cold weather and also needing someone to install it for us. We put the new birdfeeder in the same place on the yard, filled it with the same kind of bird seed we had been using in our old feeder but NOW we are having NO birds to come to the new feeder. Why are the birds not coming? The feeder is dark green - the old feeder was silver - that is the only difference we can see. We use to have lots of birds in the mornings and evenings but now only a few small ones come by to check it out. Please give us your opinion of what we can do to attract birds again. Right now we are very dissatisfied with our feeder.

I had to replace a bird feeder that the squirrels had destroyed that had the plastic flip holders that controlled the amount of seed that would enter the feeding ports as birds pecked at the food. Squirrels would knaw and even rip these plastic flip holders out of the port letting all of the seed pour out of the ports. I had squirrel baffles placed on a pole and had trimmed limbs to keep the squirrels from jumping onto the feeder but to no avail. I chose the North State Super bird feeder because the feeding ports are metal and do not use the plastic flippers. This bird feeder holds a ton of seed but for some reason the black oil sunflower seeds are not falling down to replace the seed in the ports as the birds feed on them. No problem with the regular bird seed that has a mixture of seeds. My feeder is pole mounted and I was a little confused on how to remove the top squirrel baffle to fill the three feeding tubes. There were no instructions on this simple step. I thought that to remove the baffle you had to unscrew the hook that is at the top to remove the baffle. Wrong ! when I did this everything came apart. It took a while to figure out how to get the tubes back in the right position and to screw the hanging hook back in place. I suggest that when you first receive this feeder that you outline the feeder tubes at the top and bottom of the feeder with a felt tip pen for future reference and reassembly if needed. To remove the top squirrel baffle to fill the feeder tubes, you just have to carefully pull out two plastic tabs that keep the baffle secured to the top. As stated before there were no instructions on this simple but very important step. The jury is still out on why the black oil sunflower seeds are not filling the feeder ports for easy access. I would rate this 5 stars other wise.

Addendum: Do NOT buy this feeder!!! Birds won't come to it. The design is so bad that the "angles" of all three tubes reflect the sun and the birds are afraid of it. I moved it to 3 places at my clients property and it was never touched.I brought it to my house where it sits full, waiting for the birds that will never come!!!Do not buy this feeder!!!1. very difficult to rotate top to fill tubes.2. The instructions tell you that the top pole to the bottom of the feeder is tight.No amount of friendly persuasion would make this connection. Even tried dish soap to lube it up... now way!I ended up beating the bottom of the top pole into the feeder with a brick (of course I had already filled it!!)The instructions also say, when removing the feeder for filling, the top section of the pole will come out with it.Of course it will be stuck in there, it's been beaten with a brick!!Supposedly this pole can be pulled out of the feeder. Not a chance of that happening. The only way to get it out now would be to destroy this brand new feederIt becomes a 2 person ordeal just to fill itThis is the worst design I have seen

I love this feeder! It's actually a replacement of the same model that was destroyed by acrobatic raccoons dropping from a nearby tree branch on top of it and messing it up. It does have a squirrel guard but big raccoons dropping from trees will knock it down lol. I probably could have fixed it but just got a new one instead. You can put different birdseed in each tube to feed a variety if you like. I live in the country next to lots of woods and have lots of visiting birds. This feeder keeps me from having to reload so often. Highly recommend it

I was somewhat put out with this product. Looking at the picture, and the description, one would think this to be one sturdy bird feeder. Oh, but not so. The tubs are supported by the top, which when removed, allows the tubs to come undone from the little niches that hold them in place. Not particularly good when one is fighting a bag of birdseed. Plus, the bird would have nothing to do with it. Okay, I'm just saying...when I had a gold one, the birds were all over it. This one sat in my backyard for two weeks and I only recall seeing maybe two or three birds on it. Perhaps I have picky birds.