We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.
1460 Waukegan Road
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: (847) 729-4688
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Mon - Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 12 – 15: www.birdsource.org/gbbc
Visit the store with your online submission to the GBBC and receive 2 lbs. of FREE bird seed.
Cupid isn’t the only winged object that people need to watch out for this month. In 1993, the United States Congress proclaimed February to be National Bird Feeding Month.
Backyard bird feeding is enjoyed by over 41 million North Americans. And while February is National Wild Bird Feeding Month, with the right provisions, people can enjoy a wide variety of backyard birds all year long.
The Great Backyard Bird Count, a joint project between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, also occurs this month. Individuals, families, schools and organizations are invited to count birds at bird feeders and in backyards, local parks or other locations. Those tallies are then reported online through the BirdSource web site. This data helps define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways and habitat needs.
The count is fun, easy and educational. It’s also a terrific way for Cornell and Audubon to learn more about the abundance and distribution of bird species.
The average backyard is visited regularly by 15 or more different bird species. People can increase the variety of birds that visit their backyards by providing the appropriate food in the right location.
There are three common backyard bird feeding categories: ground-feeding, elevated feeding and a combination of both. For example, goldfinches prefer to eat Nyjer® (thistle seed) from a tube feeder, whereas doves generally eat millet on the ground.
Stop by the store and let us show you how you can attract feathered friends to your backyard!
So what does a month filled with Cupid, hearts, candy and roses have to do with your birds? Everything.
February is National Bird Feeding Month, and the 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) occurs February 12 - 15.
Wild Birds Unlimited is a proud, major sponsor of this joint project between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. The GBBC links people like you with scientists to collect important data about birds.
Participating in the GBBC is simple. Just count the birds in your yard, and report that information online at:
This site gives instant feedback through graphics, animated maps and other regularly-updated information. This extensive information helps scientists better understand trends in bird populations, range expansions, habitat changes and migration patterns.
Ultimately, that helps with bird conservation efforts and the birds visiting your backyard.
This is a fun, educational opportunity for you and your family.
Not only do you get to feed and enjoy your birds as you normally do, but you also get to be a part of a scientific study that makes your birds and your backyard count.
So show your birds some love this month. Be sure to participate in the GBBC, and bring in a copy of your online submission, and receive FREE 2 lbs. of seed.
OREGON SUET BLOCK
Oregon Suet Block is the original wild bird food to use insects to provide a nutritional element. Only beef kidney suet is used because it has greater density and more calories per gram than other parts of the cow. Oregon Suet Block also has the industry's highest ratio of dehydrated insect material to other ingredients. Whole and ground larvae, pupae, and adult flies are used, providing a wider variety of nutritional benefits.
Oregon Suet Block users state that it receives an equal number of pecks by visiting birds, but lasts three to four times longer than other suets. This is because Oregon Suet is nutritionally superior and birds receive a bigger benefit from each peck. In the long run, Oregon Suet Blocks are more economical.
Oregon Suet appeals to woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, flickers, wrens and many others! It is also of no interest to squirrels and discourages starlings. Oregon Suet Blocks can be used year-round to provide optimum nutrition in every season.
Ingredients: Rendered beef kidney suet, dehydrated insects, and mixed tocopherols (a natural preservative).
Analysis: Fat min. 98%, Protein min. 1.1%, Fiber max 1.5%
Comes in 10oz blocks, suitable for standard suet cages. Can be cut to fit log suet feeders.
SKIPIO'S PEANUT BUGGER BLOCK
Skipio's Peanut Bugger Block is made with the same high-quality ingredients as Oregon Suet Blocks, with the addition of peanut products, dried whey, and oyster shell calcium. The dried cheese whey, a milk sugar, provides a source of quick-burning energy to complement the longer burning suet.
Skipio's Peanut Bugger Block is highly attractive to woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, wrens, blue jays, and even cardinals!
Ingredients: Rendered beef kidney suet, peanut butter, peanut hearts, dried whey, dehydrated insects, ground oyster shells, and mixed tocopherols (a natural preservative).
Analysis: Protein min. 9%, Fat min. 82%, Fiber max. 1%.
Comes in 10oz blocks, suitable for standard suet cages. Can be cut to fit log suet feeders.
ATTRACTOR NUTRITIONAL SUET PLUGS
These all-natural nutritional suet plugs are made with essential vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and protein to help keep your birds healthy and happy. Attractor plugs also include Birdnip, a secret all-natural ingredient that ensures your birds will visit the feeder more frequently than other suets. Only the best ingredients are used and no cracked corn or other cheap fillers are used.
The Attractor suet plugs have been a recent phenomenon among our customers and their birds. This high-quality, high-nutrition suet has quickly become our best-selling suet.
Use it to fill one of our many types of log feeders, providing for a natural look and feel that the birds prefer, as well as good visibility for you. Attractor suet plugs can also be used in any suet feeder like the standard square or rectangle suet cage, just stack 'em up!
Try using Attractor suet in one of our new recycled plastic EcoTough Log Suet Feeders. These durable feeders are made of 100% recycled milk jugs, will not fade or warp, and have a much longer life than the traditional wood log feeders.
THE WBU ELIMINATOR / SQUIRREL BUSTER PLUS FEEDER
This is our best-designed, most popular, and most effective squirrel-proof feeder. It has a weight-activated perch that shuts off the food supply with the weight of a squirrel, but still allows birds to perch and eat seed. It also has a lifetime guarantee against squirrel damage that affects the function of the feeder. See the video below or stop by our retail store to learn more.
WBU Eliminator / Squirrel Buster Plus feeder
BARK BUTTER AND BARK BUTTER FEEDERS
No bird food attracts more species of birds than Jim's Birdacious® Bark Butter®. Created by Jim Carpenter, founder of Wild Birds Unlimited, Bark Butter is a spreadable suet that can be easily smeared on tree bark or a Bark Butter Feeder to attract birds such as chickadees, nuthatches, catbirds, cardinals, mockingbirds, wrens, woodpeckers, towhees, Brown Creepers, grosbeaks, robins and more. This exclusive food option is made from suet, peanut butter and
corn for a high energy treat your birds will love.
Click here to see a list of birds Bark Butter attracts.
Click on the image below to see videos of Bark Butter in action:
MESH FINCH FEEDERS
Goldfinches are in record numbers this year. They like to feed in groups, but they are shy and will usually not feed often with other species on a regular seed feeder. Having a dedicated finch feeder allows you to see more of these beautiful birds. Our Mesh Finch Feeders are a finch fiesta just waiting to happen. The mesh tube not only lets finches land and feed in whatever position they choose, but it also allows air circulation to keep your Nyjer seed as dry and fresh as possible, something that's very important to these picky eaters. It's easy to fill and hang and is backed with a lifetime guarantee. See it in action below:
