Songbird Essentials SESCS3003RW Ultimate Woodpecker Bird Feeder

This bird feeder was put together in haste with poor quality wood. The maker scrimped on material for the roof. Small roof with no over-hang does not protect peanuts from the weather. It looks like this was done to accomodate shipping.

This is the most overpriced birdfeeder I have ever bought; a ten-year-old in shop class could have made a better constructed feeder! The design is pretty good, although my woodpeckers are content to hang on to the wire mesh and peck at their food through that; the holes on the sides aren't used at all. But the wood itself isn't finished in any way, it has splinters and rough spots all over it, and the pieces that make up the feeder aren't well-measured so it looks sloppy and banged together. Basically, it looks like scrap wood, cut with a too-coarse saw and screwed together anyway it would fit (at least the hardware looks like it will hold up). The holes drilled into the side panels, for the woodpeckers to put their beaks in and grab food, are too small and there are splinters of wood in them, like they were drilled too quickly with a dull bit. The wood is very thick, which is probably good for durability, but that means the holes are very deep and I'm not sure whether that could...Read more