John & Wendy Morton

Vancouver, British Columbia

1302 West Broadway,
(at Birch)
Vancouver, BC V6H 1H2

Phone: (604) 736-2676
Fax: (604) 736-5419
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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North Vancouver, British Columbia

1190 Marine Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S8

Phone: (604) 988-2121
Fax: (604) 736-5419
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

We can show you how to turn your yard into a birdfeeding habitat that brings song, color and life to your home.

Welcome !

Welcome to Wild Birds Unlimited in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Backyard birdfeeding is the most relaxing, fulfilling, educational and exciting hobby that anyone, young or old, can enjoy. It is our goal for you to have the best possible experience from your birdfeeding hobby. Our Certified Birdfeeding Specialists™ are trained to show you how to turn your yard into a birdfeeding habitat that not only brings song, color and life to your home, but also benefits the wild birds and the environment in your area.

On this site, you can learn more about us, view our latest specials and photos from our customers, join a monthly bird walk, and more.

Thanks for visiting us online,
John and Wendy Morton -- Wild Birds Unlimited Vancouver and North Vancouver

What's New

February Seed & Suet Sale

Stock up on seed and suet at sale price,and we'll store it for free. Now through Feb.28th.

Mason Bees in Stock Now

Put nature's pollinators to work in your garden.vials of 10 cocoons, plus books, houses tubes and instructions.

Yes, the Vancouver Store Has Moved!

(Our North Van. store is still  going strong)

 

After 20 happy years (and four days) we have moved the Oak St store to a bright new location
at 1302 W. Broadway at the corner of Birch St. We are two blocks East of Granville in the Blue Building at Birch. And, there is lots of free parking in the rear! Wendy and her helpers have  done an outstanding job of decorating while still featuring the best in quality bird food and bird feeding supplies. In addition to many new nature gift ideas, there are new feeding treats for your favourite birds – especially the new suet/seed stackables. Remember to keep those hummingbird feeders filled for our Anna’s Hummingbirds, who will appreciate a warm breakfast on cold winter mornings. Use 1 cup of sugar to three cups of water to give them a few more carbs for energy and warmth. Bring the feeders in at night, and start them off with a warm meal.

City Residents Are Invited to Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count

People across the country are invited to take a break this winter and look out their windows. The 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, February 12 - 15, allows participants to relax and enjoy nature while being part of a very important study that helps better define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways and habitat needs.

Wild Birds Unlimited is a major sponsor of this joint project between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Individuals, families, schools and organizations are encouraged 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 at http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc

The BirdSource Web site is a revolutionary partnership between citizens and scientists. It gives participants almost instantaneous feedback through graphics, animated maps and other regularly-updated information.

More than 93,600 checklists were submitted in 2009, recording the activity of 619 bird species.

For more information about the Great Backyard Bird Count call or stop by any Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop.

In the beginning of the year many of us are thinking about how to lose some of those extra holiday pounds. Maybe we’ll commit to exercise more and promise ourselves to watch what we eat by cutting down on fatty foods.

But for the birds, winter is the time when high fat foods become more critical in a bird’s diet.Every night up to three-quarters of a bird’s fat reserves are used up; reserves that must be replenished the next day. When fat reseves are depleted, protein — mostly scavenged from muscle tissue — is depleted to keep up with energy needs.

Keeping your feeders filled with high energy, high fat foods can provide your birds with the critical nutrition they need to survive.

High on the list of best choices to meet this nutritional need is suet, which can be in the form of suet cakes, tubs, plugs or stackable suet doughs.

Seeds also provide fats, but in varying degrees. High on the list are peanuts, which provide 412 fat calories per 100 grams. Other high fat seeds or nuts include sunflower chips (429 fat calories per 100 grams), black oil sunflower (354 calories) and niger seed (342 fat calories).

Our most popular WBU blends— Deluxe Supreme and No Mess– are filled with many of these high fat seeds and nuts making them ideal foods, along with suet, to offer your birds this winter. And don’t worry — your birds will not need statins from eating these fatty foods.

New Products and Specials

You can view new products and specials on our Monthly Specials page.

 

 

 

Your Photos

New photos from our customers are featured on our Your Photos page.

 

 

 

 

Al's Bird Treks

Join Naturalist Al Grass on the third Saturday of the month for a FREE guided walk. View the schedule here.