An Oriole bird feeder having a nectar reservoir with a baseand a tapered port, and preferably a tapered port/perch assembly,is provided. The bird feeder allows Orioles and other similarlysized members of the Icterid family of birds to land on the perchand access the nectar in the reservoir base while, due to thediminishing taper of the opening in the tapered port, simultaneouslypreventing average sized Italian, Carniolan and Caucasian honey beesfrom entering the reservoir base through the port to obtain the nectarwhere they subsequently become trapped and perish.
