Every oriole feeder holds some combination of nectar, jelly and orange halves. Decide which of the three you will actually put out, and the choice makes itself.
By Scooter M.Published September 19, 2026Content updated September 19, 2026Prices verified September 19, 2026
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Choose an oriole feeder by the food, not the price. To put out nectar, jelly and orange halves at once, the Nature's Way Orange Blossom (OFG2) is the one to buy: 30 oz of nectar, two dedicated jelly dishes and built-in orange spikes, none of which take up a feeding port. For nectar alone, the First Nature 32-oz holds the most here and has ten ports instead of four. For jelly and fruit alone, the Nature's Way OFM1 puts a removable glass dish under a clear rain baffle. And where spring is wet, the Birds Choice Oriolefest is the only feeder here with a cover over the food.
Orioles are the one garden bird that eats three completely different things from a feeder — sugar water, grape jelly and cut fruit — and that is what separates these five products from each other. Some hold all three, one holds only nectar, one holds no nectar at all. Everything else, including the price, follows from that decision. If you are not yet sure you need one of these at all, start with hummingbird feeder vs oriole feeder, which covers why an oriole physically cannot use the nectar feeder you probably already own. Every figure below is the maker's own, read on the dates in the sources — we have not handled these feeders.
What we judged on
Which of the three foods it holds. The deciding criterion, and the one listing photos blur. Nectar, jelly and orange halves are three separate foods; a feeder here holds one, two or all three. Check this before anything else.
Whether the extras cost you ports. On some all-in-one feeders the jelly cup and orange spike clip into the feeding ports, so offering all three foods leaves half the nectar ports. On others the jelly dishes are separate fittings and the ports stay ports. The published spec says which — Perky-Pet's does, plainly.
Capacity, read as waste rather than convenience. Nectar is changed on a schedule, not when it runs out, so a bigger reservoir mostly decides how much you pour away. The biggest number on this page is not automatically the best one.
Whether the food is covered. Jelly is what a rain shower ruins fastest, and diluted nectar is the next thing after it. Two feeders here publish a cover; three do not.
How it comes apart. Sugar water ferments and jelly molds. A dish that lifts out, a base that twists apart or a dishwasher clearance is the difference between a feeder that stays in use and one that quietly goes sour.
What the maker publishes at all. A maker that prints dimensions, weight, capacity and a dishwasher statement is easier to trust than one that prints a paragraph of adjectives. One feeder here publishes little beyond a weight, and it is marked down for it even though it is the cheapest thing on the page.
The picks
Ranked picks with what each is best for, our score out of ten, the budget band it falls in, and a link to check its current price on Amazon.
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Pick
Best for
Score
Price
01
Nature's Way Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (OFG2)The rare oriole feeder that publishes its numbers, and the only one here that feeds nectar, jelly and fruit from the same frame.Under $25
Birds Choice Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover, 12 oz (NP1012)The only feeder here with a cover over the food, four jelly trays instead of one, and a maker willing to put it in the dishwasher.Under $100
First Nature 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (3088)Ten ports and 32 oz at the lowest maker's price on this page -- as long as you accept that nectar is all it does.Under $25
The most nectar and the most ports, for the least money
Nature's Way Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder with Protective Baffle (OFM1)A glass jelly dish under a clear baffle, with fruit spikes and a perch ring around it -- the specialist for the two foods a nectar feeder cannot hold.Under $25
Perky-Pet Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder, 30 oz (209BO-4)The same three-food idea as the Nature's Way, in a glass bottle with four large perches -- but the jelly cup and orange spike take up feeding ports to do it.Under $50
Ranked for the most common case — a yard that has just had its first oriole and wants to offer everything at once. If you already know what your birds take, skip to the pick built for that food.
Pick 01
Orioles, which a hummingbird feeder will not hold
Nature's Way Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (OFG2)
The rare oriole feeder that publishes its numbers, and the only one here that feeds nectar, jelly and fruit from the same frame.
12.59 in H x 10 in W x 10 in D, 1.5 lbSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (model OFG2) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-06, re-read 2026-09-19
Pest control
Built-in ant moat; the maker describes the port shape as bee-resistantSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (model OFG2) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-06, re-read 2026-09-19
Cleaning
The maker states all parts remove for cleaningSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (model OFG2) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-06, re-read 2026-09-19
List price
$17.99 direct from the manufacturerSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Orange Blossom Glass Oriole Feeder (model OFG2) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-06, re-read 2026-09-19
What it gets right
Publishes real figures — capacity, port count, dimensions — which most feeders in this class do not
Nectar, jelly and orange halves from one feeder, so you are not guessing which one orioles will take
Glass reservoir takes hot water, which matters because nectar ferments
Built-in ant moat, normally a separate purchase
What it does not
Orioles are seasonal and regional — in much of the country they pass through for a few weeks and then are gone
30 oz of nectar is far more than a few orioles drink, so it will need dumping rather than emptying
Jelly draws wasps and ants in high summer no matter what the moat does
Larger and heavier than a hummingbird feeder, so it needs a real hook
Who it is for
Someone who has seen an oriole in the yard, or lives where they breed, and has been trying to hold them with a hummingbird feeder they cannot fit on.
Skip this if
Orioles do not visit the recipient's yard. This is a species-specific feeder, and unlike a seed feeder it will sit empty if the birds are not there. Check first.
Pick 02
Wet weather, and all three foods under one roof
Birds Choice Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover, 12 oz (NP1012)
The only feeder here with a cover over the food, four jelly trays instead of one, and a maker willing to put it in the dishwasher.
12 ozSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Feeding ports
4Source: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Jelly
4 jelly trays, set on the coverSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Fruit
Holds half an orange, on a pointed brass rod that doubles as the hangerSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Weather protection
Orange protective weatherguard, which the maker says keeps nectar out of the rain and coolerSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Pest control
Built-in ant moat; bee guards includedSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Material
High-impact polycarbonateSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Dimensions
13 in L x 13 in W x 12.5 in H, 2.5 lbSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Cleaning
Top rack dishwasher safeSource: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
Maker's list price and stock
$58.99, in stock and ready to ship on 2026-09-19Source: Birds Choice, Oriolefest Oriole Nectar Feeder with Cover - 12 oz (SKU NP1012) product page, birdschoice.com, read 2026-09-19
What it gets right
The only pick here with a roof over the food, which is what a week of May rain ruins first
Four jelly trays rather than one dish, so several orioles can feed without queuing
The only feeder on this page its maker clears for a dishwasher, top rack
Ant moat built in and bee guards in the box, both normally separate purchases
What it does not
Birds Choice's own store lists it at $58.99, far above what this feeder usually sells for -- the number on the button is the one that matters
The smallest nectar reservoir here at 12 oz, so a busy yard means more trips outside
The four jelly trays sit on top of the cover, so the weatherguard that shields the nectar is not over them
13 in across and 2.5 lb, the biggest and heaviest thing on this page -- it needs a hook with real clearance
Who it is for
Someone who already knows orioles come to the yard, wants to offer nectar, jelly and orange at once, and lives somewhere it rains in spring.
Skip this if
You only ever put out nectar. You would be paying for jelly trays, an orange skewer and a weatherguard you will not use, and the First Nature holds nearly three times the nectar.
Pick 03
The most nectar and the most ports, for the least money
First Nature 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (3088)
Ten ports and 32 oz at the lowest maker's price on this page -- as long as you accept that nectar is all it does.
32 ozSource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Feeding ports
Ten, with a perch that reaches all of themSource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Jelly and fruit
None -- the maker describes it as a nectar feeder onlySource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Filling
Wide-mouth reservoirSource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Cleaning
Patented two-part base twists apart; wash in warm soapy water. The maker says to put no part of it in a dishwasher.Source: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Weight
0.567 lbSource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Color
Orange base, which the maker says is what draws orioles to itSource: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
Dimensions and material
Not published by the manufacturer in a form we could verify on the maker's product page
Pest control
No ant moat or bee guard appears on the maker's product page
Maker's list price and stock
$10.90, add-to-cart on 2026-09-19Source: First Nature, 32-oz Oriole Bird Feeder (item number 993088-001, sold as model 3088) product page, firstnature.net, read 2026-09-19
What it gets right
Ten feeding ports -- more than twice any other feeder here, so a family of orioles is not taking turns
32 oz, the largest reservoir on this page, at the lowest maker's price on this page
The base twists into two parts and the mouth is wide, which is the difference between a nectar feeder that gets cleaned and one that quietly goes sour
The maker stocks replacement parts for it directly, which is unusual at this price
What it does not
Nectar only. No jelly dish and no orange spike, and jelly is often what holds an oriole in a yard
The maker states plainly that no part of it goes in a dishwasher
No ant moat and no bee guards published, so an ant moat is a separate purchase
The maker publishes weight but not dimensions or material
Who it is for
Someone who already sees orioles in numbers, or who wants the most nectar for the least money and is happy to hang a separate jelly dish beside it.
Skip this if
You want to put out jelly or orange halves. This feeder does neither, and for many yards those are the foods that get the first oriole to stop.
Pick 04
Jelly and fruit, kept out of the rain
Nature's Way Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder with Protective Baffle (OFM1)
A glass jelly dish under a clear baffle, with fruit spikes and a perch ring around it -- the specialist for the two foods a nectar feeder cannot hold.
Jelly and fruit. It holds no nectar.Source: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Jelly capacity
0.75 cup, in a removable glass dishSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Fruit
Built-in fruit spikes for orange halves or similar fruitSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Clear protective baffle that the maker says shields the food from rain and debrisSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Materials
Powder-coated wire and glassSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Dimensions
9.6 in H x 8.24 in W x 8.24 in D, 0.5 lbSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Cleaning
The glass jelly dish lifts out for refilling and washingSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Birds the maker lists
Orioles and red-bellied woodpeckersSource: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
Pest control
No ant moat or bee guard appears on the maker's product page
Maker's list price and stock
$22.99, in stock and ready for shipping on 2026-09-19Source: Nature's Way Bird Products, Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder W/ Protective Baffle (model OFM1) product page, natureswaybirds.com, read 2026-09-19
What it gets right
The baffle sits directly over the jelly, and jelly is the food a rain shower ruins fastest
A glass dish that lifts out is the easiest thing here to actually clean -- jelly is sticky, and scratched plastic never comes clean again
The lightest feeder on this page at 0.5 lb, and the smallest of the ones that publish dimensions, so any shepherd's hook will hold it
A continuous perch ring means an oriole can land on any side of it
What it does not
No nectar at all, so it cannot be the only oriole feeder in a yard
0.75 cup of jelly is a small serving; a busy yard will empty it in a day
No ant moat and no bee guards published, and jelly draws both harder than nectar does
Glass outdoors is glass -- knock it off the hook and the dish is gone
Who it is for
Someone already running a nectar feeder who wants to add the jelly and fruit half, or anyone whose orioles ignore nectar and empty the jelly.
Skip this if
You want nectar. This feeder holds none, and orioles arriving in spring often find a nectar port before they find the jelly.
Pick 05
A glass all-in-one with the most perch room
Perky-Pet Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder, 30 oz (209BO-4)
The same three-food idea as the Nature's Way, in a glass bottle with four large perches -- but the jelly cup and orange spike take up feeding ports to do it.
Up to 30 ozSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Feeding ports
4, each with a large perchSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Jelly and fruit
A jelly cup and an orange spike, which the maker says attach to the feeding portsSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Pest control
Built-in ant moat and bee guardsSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Materials
Clear glass bottle on an orange baseSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Dimensions
11.25 in H x 9.1 in W x 9.1 in D, 1.35 lbSource: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
Not published by the manufacturer in a form we could verify on the maker's product page
Maker's list price and stock
$31.49 list, shown at a special price of $23.49 on 2026-09-19Source: Perky-Pet, Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder (model 209BO-4) product page, perkypet.com, read 2026-09-19
What it gets right
Four large perches, the most perch room of the all-in-ones here
Clear glass bottle, so the nectar level is readable from the window without taking it down
Ant moat and bee guards both built in
Wide-mouth opening, which is what makes a nectar feeder easy to keep clean rather than easy to neglect
What it does not
The jelly cup and orange spike attach to the feeding ports, so putting out all three foods leaves two nectar ports of the four
One jelly cup, against the two dedicated dishes on the Nature's Way OFG2
Perky-Pet's own list price is $31.49, well above what Nature's Way asks for a feeder that does the same three things
The maker does not say whether any part of it is dishwasher safe
Who it is for
Someone who wants the glass-bottle look and the extra perch room, and who is buying on the live price rather than the list price.
Skip this if
You want all three foods out at once without losing nectar ports to do it. The Nature's Way OFG2 has separate jelly dishes and built-in orange spikes, so its four ports stay four ports.
Start from what you will actually put out
The food decides the feeder
The food decides the feeder
What you want to offer
What to buy
Why
What it does not do
All three foods at once
Nature's Way Orange Blossom (OFG2)
30 oz of nectar, two jelly dishes and built-in orange spikes, none of which use a port
No cover over the food
Nectar only, for several birds
First Nature 32-oz (3088)
The largest reservoir here and ten ports rather than four
No jelly, no fruit, no ant moat
Jelly and fruit only
Nature's Way OFM1
A removable glass jelly dish and fruit spikes under a clear rain baffle
Holds no nectar at all
All three, somewhere it rains
Birds Choice Oriolefest (NP1012)
The only cover over the nectar here, plus four jelly trays and an orange skewer
Only 12 oz of nectar, the least on this page
The glass look, with perch room
Perky-Pet Fruit Trio (209BO-4)
Four large perches and a clear glass bottle you can read from the window
Jelly cup and orange spike occupy two of the four ports
The published figures, side by side
Every feeder on this page, on the maker's own numbers
Every feeder on this page, on the maker's own numbers
Feeder
Nectar
Jelly
Fruit
Covered?
Dishwasher
Maker's list price
Nature's Way Orange Blossom (OFG2)
30 oz, 4 ports
2 removable dishes
Built-in spikes
No
Not stated; all parts remove
$17.99
Birds Choice Oriolefest (NP1012)
12 oz, 4 ports
4 trays on the cover
Half an orange, on the hanging rod
Yes
Yes, top rack
$58.99
First Nature 32-oz (3088)
32 oz, 10 ports
None
None
No
No — the maker rules it out
$10.90
Nature's Way OFM1
None
0.75 cup glass dish
Built-in spikes
Yes, clear baffle
Not stated; the dish lifts out
$22.99
Perky-Pet Fruit Trio (209BO-4)
30 oz, 4 ports
1 cup, fitted to a port
1 spike, fitted to a port
No
Not stated
$31.49
Every figure is the maker's own, read 2026-09-19; the Nature's Way OFG2 page was first read 2026-09-06 and re-read on 2026-09-19. Maker's list price is the number on the maker's own store that day and is not a live retail price — the buy buttons carry the live Amazon price, which for several of these is well below the list.
Capacity is the trap, not the feature
The biggest number on this page is First Nature's 32 oz, and it is the number most likely to lead you wrong. Sugar water is changed on a schedule rather than when it runs out, so reservoir size decides how much you pour away — not how long you go between trips outside.
The spread is wide enough to matter. First Nature's 32 oz holds two and two-thirds times what the Birds Choice Oriolefest does, and the two 30 oz feeders hold two and a half times as much. Fill any of them to the top and change on schedule, and the larger the reservoir the more of it goes down the drain.
That is not an argument against the big feeder. It is an argument for filling it part way. A 32 oz reservoir filled to a quarter behaves like an 8 oz feeder that happens to have ten ports, which is a genuinely good combination. The mistake is filling it to the brim out of habit and then treating the waste as the feeder's fault.
Where the extras cost you ports
This is the difference between the two all-in-one feeders, and neither listing photo shows it. Perky-Pet states that the jelly cup and the orange spike on the Fruit Trio attach to the feeding ports. Put both out and two of the four nectar ports are gone. Nature's Way fits the OFG2 with two separate jelly dishes and built-in orange spikes instead, so all four ports stay available whatever else is on the feeder.
It is a small design decision with a real consequence: on the Fruit Trio, offering the full menu halves the nectar capacity of the feeder in practice. That is why the Nature's Way takes the top spot here despite the two feeders being the same 30 oz, the same four ports and the same three foods on paper.
Cleaning is where these five really differ
Nectar ferments and jelly molds, and a feeder that is awkward to open is a feeder that stops being washed. The full argument for why that matters more than any other feature sits on the hummingbird and oriole feeder comparison. What follows is only what each of these five makers actually publishes about it.
Birds Choice is the only one here cleared for a dishwasher, top rack. On a feeder with four jelly trays that is worth more than it sounds.
First Nature is the only one that rules a dishwasher out in writing — and it still has the best hand-washing design on the page, a wide mouth with a patented base that twists into two parts.
Nature's Way OFG2 states that all parts remove for a thorough cleaning, but says nothing about a dishwasher either way.
Nature's Way OFM1 puts the jelly in a glass dish that lifts straight out, which is the single most useful cleaning feature here. Dried jelly is the hardest residue on any oriole feeder, and glass is the one surface it does not stick into.
Perky-Pet publishes a wide-mouth opening and nothing about a dishwasher in either direction.
Ants and bees: who includes what
Jelly and sugar water both draw insects, and the makers are uneven about saying what they do. Three of the five publish an ant moat: the Nature's Way OFG2 and the Perky-Pet Fruit Trio have one built in, and the Birds Choice Oriolefest builds one in and puts bee guards in the box as well. The First Nature and the Nature's Way OFM1 product pages list neither, so budget for a separate ant moat with those two. Nature's Way describes the OFG2's flexible port shape as bee-resistant, which is a design claim rather than a separate part.
What not to buy
A hummingbird feeder, hoping orioles will use it. They mostly cannot: the ports are sized for a needle-like bill and there is usually nowhere to stand. The full explanation is here.
A 32 oz feeder you intend to fill to the top. Nectar goes on a schedule. A full reservoir in a quiet yard is mostly sugar water poured down the drain.
An all-in-one, if you only ever put out jelly. You will be washing a nectar reservoir for nothing. The OFM1 does jelly and fruit and skips the rest, at half the size and weight.
Any of these, if orioles do not occur where the feeder is going. This is the one product category on the site that fails completely in the wrong yard — a seed feeder works anywhere there are birds, and an oriole feeder works only where there are orioles.
FAQ
Questions people ask about this
What is the best oriole feeder?
For most yards, the Nature's Way Orange Blossom (OFG2): it publishes 30 oz of nectar, two removable jelly dishes and built-in orange spikes, so it offers all three oriole foods without the jelly cup taking up a feeding port. If you only want nectar, the First Nature 32-oz holds more and has ten ports; if you only want jelly and fruit, the Nature's Way OFM1 is built for that alone.
How big should an oriole feeder be?
Smaller than instinct suggests. Sugar water is changed on a schedule rather than when it empties, so a large reservoir mostly decides how much you throw away. The feeders here range from 12 oz to 32 oz, and the 32 oz model is best filled part way unless several orioles are visiting.
Do oriole feeders come with an ant moat?
Some do. The Nature's Way OFG2 and the Perky-Pet Fruit Trio publish a built-in ant moat, and the Birds Choice Oriolefest publishes one plus bee guards in the box. The First Nature 32-oz and the Nature's Way OFM1 list neither on their product pages, so plan on buying a moat separately for those two.
Can you put an oriole feeder in the dishwasher?
Only if the maker says so, and most do not. Birds Choice states the Oriolefest is top-rack dishwasher safe. First Nature states the opposite in writing — no part of its 32-oz feeder goes in a dishwasher. Nature's Way and Perky-Pet do not publish a position either way on the models here, which means hand washing is the safe assumption.
Should I buy a nectar feeder or a jelly feeder for orioles?
If you can only buy one, buy a feeder that does both, because which food a given yard's orioles take is not predictable in advance. A jelly-only feeder such as the Nature's Way OFM1 makes sense as a second feeder, or as the first one for someone whose orioles have already ignored nectar.
Do oriole feeders take up a lot of room?
They vary more than you would expect. The Birds Choice Oriolefest is 13 in across and 2.5 lb with its weatherguard; the Nature's Way OFM1 is 8.24 in across and half a pound. If the feeder is going on a slim shepherd's hook or a crowded deck rail, check the published width before buying.
When should I put an oriole feeder out?
Before the birds arrive, which is a different date in every region — this site does not publish a national one, because there is not one. The free Merlin Bird ID app from the Cornell Lab shows which species are being reported near you and when, and that is a better basis for the timing than a picture on a box.
