The Bird Shoppe

06/04/2026

🚨 Help stop the spread of conjunctivitis in birds!

This highly contagious eye disease is affecting many of our backyard visitors—especially finches. By taking a few simple steps like removing feeders, cleaning them properly, and maintaining bird baths, we can protect our feathered friends.

Let’s work together to keep our birds healthy! 🐦💚

05/29/2026

Just got in a new shipment of bird seed & cylinders! Come in while we are fully stocked!

05/20/2026

Find out how you can help support birds.

What you need to know about the House’s 2026 Farm Bill and what it means for bird conservation.

05/20/2026

These are my favorite bird earrings! 🐦

05/20/2026

Just got in a new shipment of Jabebo Earrings! These are so cute & only $16! Get a pair for you & a friend!

05/13/2026

Oh no! You’ve found a baby bird on the ground, apparently alone and in distress. 🐥 Its tiny chirps may pull at your heartstrings, and it can be tempting to spring into action—but, not all baby birds need rescuing. That's why it's so important to stop and assess the situation.

If they do need your help, how to help them depends on a few factors: does this bird need immediate medical attention? And is it a nestling or a fledgling? Take a look at this graphic to determine how and when to assist baby birds—then click the link in our comments to learn more!

🖌️: Julie Rossman/Audubon

05/13/2026

Camp Wildernest Wildlife Center, Inc. Is our areas ONLY songbird rehabilitator! If you find any injured birds this season please reach out to them. ALL window strikes should be taken in, even if they seem to recover, because they can have internal bleeding that may show up later after they have flown away.
Follow their page so you have access to their contact information should you need them.

Over the weekend, we released 61 birds!! 🕊️ What an incredible way to end the week!

Each release is a second chance at life—and watching them take that first flight never gets old. 💚

05/13/2026

How to create a backyards your birds will love.

Create an all-inclusive bird sanctuary in your backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and nesting.

05/10/2026

Every spring I see the red nectar bottles on store shelves and I just have to say something. 🙏

The dye is not necessary. Hummingbirds are attracted to the red parts of the feeder — the ports, the base, the flowers. They do not need red liquid.

And there's growing evidence that artificial red dye (Red Dye No. 40) may be harmful to them. It's simply not worth the risk.

The recipe is embarrassingly simple:
→ 1 cup white granulated sugar
→ 4 cups water
→ Stir or boil until dissolved
→ Cool completely before filling
→ Refrigerate the rest for up to a week

Change it every 3–5 days in warm weather. Every 2 days when it's hot. Mold and fermentation happen fast.

Clear nectar. Clean feeder. Happy hummingbird. That's the whole system.

Share this with someone who might not know. 💙