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Christmas 2015

Volume 4 Issue 12

SOUTHERN

ALBERTA BIRDING NEWS

Or Make your own:

String popcorn, Peanuts

in the shell and Cranber-

ries to form a garland

Freeze dry orange, ap-

ple, papaya and banana

slices and hang with a

string

Spread stale bagels with

peanut butter, place in a

paper bag filled with wild

bird seed. Hang using a

Christmas ornament

hanger

Carve out slices of an

apple and fill with peanut

butter. Hang using a

string or Christmas orna-

ment hanger

Melt suet in your micro-

wave until soft enough to

pour into ice cube trays.

Insert a Christmas orna-

ment hanger into each cu-

be. Freeze and hang for

the birds to enjoy.

Bedecked with fruits and berries, pop-

corn, nuts and seeds, a Christmas tree

can provide a festive banquet for the

birds and wildlife that visit your yard.

Even just one tree can serve as a hiding

place and safe haven for birds. In addi-

tion to the many photos below, pine-

cones spread with a mixture of peanut

butter, suet and cornmeal and rolled in

birdseed. Consider a live tree that you

can plant in your yard in the Spring.

If your yard is not big enough for your

leftover tree to provide a “brush pile”

Calgary offers a recycling program after

Christmas is over. Check it out.

And every year I try to find a

new and creative idea for

feeding wild birds at Christ-

mas. This year I love this

idea—simple and a great

craft project for the family—

and the birds will love it too!

SOUTHERN ALBERTA BIRDING NEWS PAGE 2

THE WILD BIRD STORE 8330 MACLEOD TRAIL S.E., CALGARY, ALBERTA. T2H2V2 CANADA

Birds of Calgary, Birds of

Alberta & Birds of British

Columbia available

Audubon Singing

Birds: Assort-

ment of local

birds available

Bring your binoculars in for a FREE

cleaning and then keep them clean with

the Leupold LensPen.

Aspects Blossom

Hummingbird feeder

Hummingbird

Swing

Tempered glass

cutting boards—

designs available:

Goldfinches,

Chickadees and

Hummingbirds.

$19.95

Squirrel Buster Accessories:

Squirrel Buster® pole

adaptor $22.95

Squirrel Buster®

weather guard

$22.95

Squirrel Buster® seed catching

tray $52.95

Christmas Mason Bee Gift Basket includes:

Life Cycle Poster, Mason bee cottage, (20)

Harvest tubes, Humidity cooler and a WBS

gift certificate good for (20) Mason bee co-

coons in the Spring 2016. For more infor-

mation on products in this gift basket check

out our website:

www.wildbirdstore.ca $64.95

APPS available for SmartPhones:

FREE from Cornell University Ornithology: http://

merlin.allaboutbirds.org

$9.99 http://ibird.com/app/android/ibird-pro/

ASK FOR A DEMO AT THE WILD BIRD STORE

$29.50

$22.50

$7.95

$14.95

$15.75



Calendars are now available

←Jewel case desk calendar with

photos of local backyard birds

$17.95 +gst

Brian Ewing Photography 2nd year

Wild Bird Store wall calendar

$19.95+gst

Beautifully sculpted and cast in

bonded marble and carefully hand

painted.

Available: Blue jay, Goldfinch, But-

terfly, Black-capped chickadee and

Hummingbird.

Table Top Fountains

with LED lights.

Polyresin sculptures—Barn owl,

Snowy owl and Blue Jay

Leupold 8x42

McKinley and 8x42

McKenzie binoculars

PineBush

ceramic bird

feeders.

Chickadees

love them!

$24.95

$25.95 to

$51.95 $62.95

This twelve-room purple martin house

has been updated with modern ameni-

ties including sub floors to prevent wet

nests, and internal plugs which allow

for the optional enlargement of nesting

compartments. $219.95

Also available—

telescoping

mounting pole.

$189.95

Your choice

$17.95



Suet: so popular most people buy

it by the “baker’s dozen” (buy 12

get 1 FREE). Sorry! Cannot be

combined with any other discount

and does not qualify for Reward

Points when purchased as a

baker’s dozen.

LonePine hopper with metal mesh screen bot-

tom. Large capacity cedar feeder.

Deicer for keeping

water in your bird

bath thawed so the

birds can enjoy it.

20lbs. Black Oil

Sunflower kernels.

No waste, no mess

and won’t germi-

Seed by popular

choice

Gift certificates are available in

any denomination.

Still popular the “original” Audu-

bon singing bird clock. Available

in a 13” wall clock and an 8” desk

model. Different singing bird on

the hour. Light sensor so it does

not sing at night.

$109.95

$59.95

The Included back plate and all

necessary screws allows for easy

mounting to fence posts or trees -

and quick removal for cleaning.

Made with 18 guage steel for the

ultimate in durability. This product

cannot be chewed and will easily

outlast the wood and plastic prod-

ucts. $59.95

Clamp mount heated bird bath is 60 watt thermostati-

cally controlled. Bath turns on at 38 Fahrenheit and

off at 68 Fahrenheit. Not to be used in summer, but

there is a summer insert available.1 year warranty.14-

inch in diameter and is powder coated with a gray

granite finish.

$118.95

$42.50

$79.95

8” $31.95 13” $45.95



Exclusive to THE WILD

BIRD STORE

Locally hand-

crafted Diamond

Willow Walking

Sticks with hand

carved “old man”

faces. Each stick

is unique in design

and size.

$49.95

Perhaps the world's most chal-

lenging puzzle!

Easy to play but oh so hard to solve.

For ages 4 to 104.

Available in Squirrels, Hummingbirds,

Butterflies and Chickadees.

SCRAMBLE SQUARES $14.95

SPRUCEWOOD COOKIES 7 flavours: vanilla, ginger,

maple, pumpkin spice, lemon zest, spicey thai and rose-

mary. Samples available in store. Try them all! Looking

for a hostess gift—try pairing these cookies with a bottle

of Chinook Honey Farm Mead—a unique gift everyone is

sure to enjoy.

Canvas silk

screened wine bag

with Chickadees

or Goldfinches.

$9.95

$24.95

$19.95

$9.95

Thermostatically-controlled heated

bath keeps water ice-free year round

Scallop-edged, long-wearing resin

birdbath mimics decorative concrete

baths

Both the heater and the cord connec-

tion are out of view to enhance ap-

pearance $159.95

D3, 8330 Macleod Trail S.E.,

Calgary, Alberta. T2H2V2

Phone: (403) 640-2632

FAX: (403) 640-2809

Email: [email protected] This excludes optics & books.

We still offer our “recycle” dis-

count in addition to this amount.

No other discount can be com-

bined.

Please notify cashier prior to

sale if you qualify for this dis-

count. Thank you

Watch for dates and times on

Monday through Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm

Saturday 9:30am to 5:30pm

Thursday, December 24 closing at 3:00pm

Friday, December 25 Closed

Saturday, December 26 Closed

Thursday, December 31 closing at 3:00pm

Friday, January 1, 2016

Our website

Be

sure to check out Calendar of

Events for upcoming FREE Sat-

urday morning bird walks, FREE

in-store Birding Seminars and

upcoming SPECIAL events. Our

monthly newsletter (in colour) is

also on our website.

Or check out our calendar on

We welcome the opportunity to

serve new communities with our

Wild Bird Seed Truck. We car-

ry our full line of seed, but have

room for only a small selection

of product. Please check our

website for products we stock;

we would be happy to bring any

item(s) you may wish to see or

purchase on one of our trips.

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