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The Wild Bird Store Backyard Birding Specialist. We carry Mother Nature Bird Seed, Aspects, Window Gems, Brome and more The Wild Bird Store launched in 1997.

Mac's father had a passion for birding that he passed onto his son. An opportunity rose to purchase a backyard birding store, and with a gift from his Father, Mac and Linda purchased what is now The Wild Bird Store. They ran the store for 17 years, building it on customer service, education, quality products, and supporting local artisans. In 2013 Mac and Linda's daughter, Kris, and business partner Dave, took over the day to day operations of the store. Mac and Linda passed on their love for birding, and passion for education and customer service. Kris and Dave have continued to build on the foundations of the store, and we are
very happy with our locations that provides an even better experience for our customers.

10/13/2026

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ?

Noticing a little more action around your feeders? ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŒป Fall brings plenty of changes for our backyard birds!

๐Ÿ‚ Fall migration is underway
โšก Birds need energy to stay active
๐ŸŒป Feeders provide a convenient food source

With birds moving through and seasonal routines changing, fall can be an exciting time to watch your feeders!

Are your feeders getting busier? What birds are you seeing? ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿฆ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค!This weekโ€™s mystery bird may be small for a bird of prey, but donโ€™t let its size fool you! ...
10/13/2026

๐Ÿฆ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค!

This weekโ€™s mystery bird may be small for a bird of prey, but donโ€™t let its size fool you! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
โ€ข A compact, falcon-like shape
โ€ข An overall dark appearance
โ€ข A relatively short tail
โ€ข Pointed wings built for fast flight
โ€ข A size only slightly larger than an American Kestrel

๐Ÿง Can you guess this weekโ€™s bird?

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€! ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆƒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ Just a quick reminder that The Wild Bird Store will be ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„, Monday, Octob...
10/12/2026

๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆƒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ

Just a quick reminder that The Wild Bird Store will be ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„, Monday, October 12, for Thanksgiving. ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ

Weโ€™ll be back Tuesday, October 13 from 10 AMโ€“5 PM and ready to help with all your backyard birding needs! ๐ŸŒป

๐Ÿ Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! ๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž 403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿšš๐Ÿฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž This week, weโ€™re making one Seed Truck stop at Crowfoot! Stop by to st...
10/12/2026

๐Ÿšš๐Ÿฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž

This week, weโ€™re making one Seed Truck stop at Crowfoot! Stop by to stock up on fresh seed and backyard birding essentials. ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒป

๐Ÿ“… ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’
โฐ 2:00 PM โ€“ 5:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Crowfoot Arena
Corner of John Laurie Blvd & Nose Hill Drive NW

๐Ÿ‚ Fall is hereโ€”stop by and keep your backyard birds well stocked! Weโ€™d love to see you! ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒป

๐Ÿ  Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž 403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

10/10/2026

๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒฑ ๐’๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง!

Caught this little Pine Siskin enjoying thistle seeds! ๐Ÿ‘€ These seed-loving finches use their slender, pointed bills to pick out tiny seeds from plants and trees.

Keep an eye on seed-bearing plants, you might catch one having a snack of its own! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿฆ

Have you spotted a Pine Siskin feeding lately? Tell us below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจThese little finches have some impressive tricks for finding food and handling cold weather!โ€ข ...
10/10/2026

๐Ÿฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจ

These little finches have some impressive tricks for finding food and handling cold weather!

โ€ข ๐Ÿ™ƒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: Pine Siskins can hang upside down from branches while picking seeds from cones.
โ€ข ๐ŸŒป๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: They can temporarily carry seeds equal to about 10% of their body weight in their crop.
โ€ข โ„๏ธ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ:Their metabolism can increase dramatically during extremely cold conditions, helping them make it through frigid nights.
โ€ข ๐Ÿงญ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: Their movements can vary considerably from year to year, with large numbers sometimes appearing far outside their usual winter areas.

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€! ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒฒ
๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป

๐Ÿ“Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ‚ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ A friendly reminder that The Wild Bird Store will be ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ for Thanksg...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ‚ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ

A friendly reminder that The Wild Bird Store will be ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ for Thanksgiving.

Weโ€™ll ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ from 10 AMโ€“5 PM, ready to help with all your backyard birding needs! ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒป

From all of us at The Wild Bird Store, Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a wonderful holiday. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž 403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐Ÿฆ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ!The mystery bird is the ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง! ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸฆThese energetic little finches are often on the move in...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿฆ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ!

The mystery bird is the ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง! ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿฆ

These energetic little finches are often on the move in busy, chattering flocks. Watch for them around conifers, weedy areas, gardens and backyards as they search for seeds.

๐ŸŒป Pine Siskins may also stop by backyard feeders, with nyjer seed being a favourite option.

Have you spotted a Pine Siskin at your feeders lately? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿฆ

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜…

๐Ÿ“ Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž 403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

10/06/2026

๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฐ๐ค ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ซ...

One minute your feeders are full of activity, and the next...silence! ๐Ÿ‘€

When a hawk appears nearby, smaller birds may quickly head for cover and stay out of sight until the danger has passed. Once things settle down, your regular visitors will often begin returning. ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒฟ

Has a hawk ever cleared out your feeders? Tell us below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿฆ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค!This small finch might look a little plain at first, but a closer look reveals a few clues ...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿฆ ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค!

This small finch might look a little plain at first, but a closer look reveals a few clues that can help you identify it! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
โ€ข A heavily streaked brown appearance
โ€ข A slender, sharply pointed bill
โ€ข A short tail with a noticeable notch
โ€ข Hints of yellow along the wings and tail

๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐?
Share your guess in the comments! ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ Visit us at: 5901 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
๐Ÿ“ž 403-640-2632 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

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5901 3 Street S. E
Calgary, AB
T2H1K3

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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