We will be Closed Wednesday, October 9th and Thursday, October 10th due to Hurricane Milton
We are here today until 6:00 if you need to stock up ahead of the storm.  

In response to an approaching hurricane, some birds will migrate earlier than they normally would.  Birds that don’t migrate, as they detect the barometric pressure changes, often seek abundant food sources to eat lots of calories to bulk up before the storm arrives. This allows them to have fat reserves to help them ride out the storm for a few days. So if you can safely keep up feeders, they will be active.  Be sure to take down any feeder that is glass or could be easily blown away.

We will be Closed Wednesday, October 9th and Thursday, October 10th due to Hurricane Milton.  We hope to reopen on Friday, so watch your email and Facebook.   Please stay safe!  

Order online at MyWBU. 

 

 

Online shopping is Always Open

Even if you can't make it in to the store, keep your feeders full by shopping online at MyWBU. You can order ahead for quick pickup at the store, or have bird food and feeders delivered to your door. If you are having you your order delivered, please include gate codes in the comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat

Anyone can create a welcoming haven for local wildlife. In fact, wildlife habitat gardens support twice as much wildlife as conventional lawns and non-native plant gardens. Turning your yard, balcony container garden or work landscape into a Certified Wildlife Habitat to attract birds, butterflies, and other neighborhood wildlife is fun, easy, and can make a lasting difference. Here is what your wildlife habitat should include:
Food: Native plants provide food eaten by a variety of wildlife. Feeders can supplement natural food sources.
Water: All animals need water to survive, and some need it for bathing or breeding, as well.
Cover: Wildlife need places to take shelter from bad weather and places to hide from predators or hunt for prey.
Places to Raise Young: Wildlife need resources to reproduce, and to protect and nourish their young.
Sustainable Practices: Maintain your yard or garden in natural ways to ensure soil, air, and water stay healthy and clean.
Certify your space to show your commitment to wildlife. It’s easier than you might think. Wild Birds Unlimited is a Champion Sponsor of the NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat®️ Program.

Go here to learn more about how to certify your own wildlife habitat.

Is your yard already Certified? Share your photos with us! [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are here for you Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday Noon-4, for curbside pick up and delivery!  You can even get live mealworms!

Curbside Pick-Up Service: Easy as 1-2-3!

1. Place your order by calling us at (904) 379-5760 or shopping online at https://order.wbu.com/ jacksonvillefl 
2. Come to the store and let us know when you arrive by calling. Then pop open your trunk and wait in your car.
3. We'll bring your order to your car and place it in the trunk. No personal contact required! (But we can still smile and wave.) 

We Deliver!

We're also happy to deliver your order directly to your front door. Give us a call or choose delivery when placing your online order.

 

 

 

 

Birds Need Our Help – You Can Make a Difference

Our partners at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in collaboration with other researchers, have published a new study that evaluates the populations of more than 500 North American bird species. The results are nothing short of shocking! Today, the skies over North America are home to nearly three billion fewer birds than they were in 1970— which means that almost 1 out of every 4 birds have disappeared from our lives over the past 50 years.
The study also revealed steep declines among some traditionally abundant and common backyard birds, such as robins, finches, orioles and sparrows.

But while the majority of the study results are troubling, it also shared some encouraging news. A few groups of birds (such as waterfowl and raptors) are doing well, and demonstrate that conservation efforts can help to bring some birds back.

Yes, each of us can make a difference.

If you are a backyard bird feeder, then you know the true joy and value that birds bring to our world:

• A simple glance out of your window never fails to bring a little bit of joy into your life…every single day.
• It can be as simple as hearing the cheerful call of chickadee that brings a smile to your heart.
• Or in contrast, it can be the heart racing excitement of hearing the primitive and bold call of the magnificent Pileated Woodpecker in your own backyard.

Indeed, birds bring so much to our lives. At Wild Birds Unlimited, our mission has always been to bring people together with the joy and the beauty of nature…and we are driven to make sure that future generations have the opportunity to experience this, too.

How You Can Help
We invite you to help by adopting the “7 Simple Actions” that can make your home and lifestyle more bird-friendly. Actions such as landscaping with native plants and making your windows safer for birds.

We also invite you to visit our Wild Birds Unlimited stores where you will find the information, products and services to help you support the songbird population in your very own backyard.

We are inspired and excited to be able to play such an essential role in helping every backyard…become bird-safe…and bird-friendly.

The alarm has been sounded, birds are in trouble and it’s time to take action!

Together, we can all help to ensure that our backyard birds will always be there to bring joy and excitement to our lives.

Please help us spread the word about the declines—and ways to #BringBirdsBack.