This Father's Day, Give an Advanced Pole System Kit

This Father’s Day, skip the socks. Give a gift that feeds Dad's love of birds. The Advanced Pole System® is the ultimate DIY bird feeding hardware that's simple to install, built to last, and fun to customize.

Our next generation APS has been reimagined to be more durable and easier to install, with no tools required. Dad can have his feeding station up and running in minutes. Each kit includes powder-coated, rust-resistant steel components tough enough to endure the elements year-round. Whether he’s working with a big yard, cozy patio or apartment deck, we have the perfect solution.

Shop now for a gift Dad will truly enjoy.

15% OFF All Hardware*

Promo Code: DAD15

*Valid in-store at the participating store(s) listed or by shopping online. One discount per purchase. Not valid on previous purchases or sale items. Offer valid thru 06/22/2026.

We are Looking for a Part-time Sales Associate to Join Our Team.
We have an immediate opening for an outgoing, energetic sales associate with great people skills to work 16-20 hours per week. Ultimate responsibility is to work with our sales team to create an unsurpassed customer experience. We offer a great work environment, competitive wages and a store discount for our staff.

The difference between Wild Birds Unlimited and other retailers goes far beyond what we sell. It's who we are. Enthusiasm, professionalism, informed advice and superior customer service are the hallmarks of our staff.

Our Sales Associates work with other staff, including the owner, to bring to life the store’s mission – “We Bring People and Nature Together®…And We Do It With Excellence!” To that end, we provide training with regard to backyard bird feeding, bird watching and product knowledge.

Requirements:

Previous retail experience preferred, but not required.
Basic knowledge of backyard birds preferred, but not required.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds of seed and merchendise.
Weekend work (Saturday / Sunday) with a monthly flexible weekend schedule.
Our goal is to provide quality products, service, expertise and a high energy shopping experience. Help customers bring nature into their own backyards and lives. Come join our team!

To download an Employment Application click here. WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION

Please submit a resume with application to Wild Birds Unlimited
located in Creekside Station, Winchester.

Wild Birds Unlimited® is the first and largest franchise system of retailing stores catering to the backyard nature enthusiast throughout North America. "We Bring People and Nature Together" is our mission and the very heart of our retail concept. From the day we opened the door of our first Wild Birds Unlimited store in 1981, our goal was to provide quality products, service, expertise and a pleasant shopping experience. You too could work at a Wild Birds Unlimited store and help customers bring nature into their own backyard and lives!

Prepare for the Season (and a lot of Bird Activity)

Spring is one of the most exciting seasons for bird enthusiasts. As winter gives way to warmer days, birds become more active, showy and vocal. By being seasonally savvy, you can create the perfect environment to help them thrive. With just a few thoughtful choices, your backyard can become an important stopover for migrating flocks and a safe haven for year-round residents.

As spring progresses, many migrant species will arrive, while winter visitors prepare to leave the area. To support both groups, provide foods high in fat and energy, which are essential fuel for long journeys. Suet, high-fat seed blends, and Bark Butter® are excellent options to keep them energized and healthy as they travel.

At the same time, courtship and nesting activities shift into high gear. Soon, young birds will appear at your feeders, eager for a reliable food source. Offering high-protein, calcium-enriched foods helps busy parents and their young. Spring is also the ideal season to enhance your yard by adding new feeders and planting native trees, shrubs and flowers that provide food and shelter for birds.

Visit us soon to learn more about getting your yard ready for spring and the birds that follow.

Birds pictured are representative of the many North American species that migrate. Ask us which birds are migrating in our area.

Plant a Tree, Save the Song Birds

Birds and trees go hand in hand. Trees aren’t just part of the landscape, they’re lifelines for birds. They provide shelter in every season, safe nesting sites in spring and an endless buffet of insects that nourish adults and their hungry offspring. Simply put: more trees = more birds.

Habitat loss is the biggest factor for the decline in bird populations. That's why Wild Birds Unlimited has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to restore critical forest habitats across the US and Canada. Together, we’re planting thousands of native trees that will benefit not only today’s birds, but generations to come.

You can be part of the solution right in your own backyard. Planting a single native tree creates food, cover and nesting opportunities for local birds, while also making your environment healthier and more vibrant. Join our mission to #SaveTheSongBirds and help nature thrive, one tree at a time. Learn more at www.wbu.com/plant-trees.

Prevent Window Strikes and Help Save the Song Birds

Here’s a harsh truth: colliding with windows can be fatal for birds. Even if they manage to fly away, they're not just “stunned,” birds are often seriously injured. Windows reflecting sky or greenery trick birds into thinking there’s a clear flight path, and juvenile birds (who are just figuring things out) are especially at risk.

Preventing window strikes is one way you can help Save the Song Birds. With a few thoughtful adjustments, you can help birds recognize your windows as barriers, not passage ways.

Feeder Placement: Place bird feeding stations within three feet (1 meter) of the window or beyond ten feet (3 meters). Within three feet, birds ‘fleeing’ the feeder area will not have built up enough speed to injure themselves if they strike the window. Beyond ten feet, birds will have enough time to spot and avoid the window.
Visual Cues: Apply deterrents to your windows (such as screens or decals) to help birds see the barrier and give them a chance to take action before any harm is done.
Install a Window Feeder: Use a window feeder to make birds more aware of the glass and so you have a front-row seat to watch your feathered visitors.

Go here to learn more, or stop by the store and we’ll walk you through the best ways to wipe out window strikes.

Go here to purchase window decals online

Wild Birds Unlimited in Winchester is your source for high quality Zeis Optics. With exceptional optical performance, these are perfect for bird watchers and all nature lovers.

Check out our range of optics here

JUNE NATURE HAPPENINGS

• As the month progresses, feeders can become busy with visiting parents and fledglings. Watch for fledgling birds calling for food and quivering their wings at your feeders.

• Many bird species are into their second broods. Once a bird has finished nesting with all young fledglings gone from the nest, clean out the nest box thoroughly for another brood. Cleaning will insure a healthy second brood with greater survival capabilities for the nestlings.

• Still time to place another nesting box as many species are continuing breeding late into July.

• Eastern Kingbirds have returned from South America. Watch them aggressively defending their nesting sites.

• House Wrens, “Jenny Wrens”, are beginning to nest. They are the noisiest birds to have in your backyard, continuously singing morning-to-night. They are an annoyance to some, but cherished by many.

• Look for birds like Cedar Waxwings, Catbirds and Orioles eating ripe fruit, they especially love oranges and grape jelly as well as trees with berries in your backyard.

• Egg-laying begins for Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

• Wood Duck and Mallard ducklings hatch and venture forth early in the month.

• Canada Geese begin molting, mid-June through early July. During this time, they cannot fly.

• Living on the edge of a mature forest woodlot? Keep your eyes open for Scarlet Tanagers nesting in the tops of mature trees.

• Bird migration is finished. Birds that are here now are summer residents that nest.

• Birds with access to backyard feeders benefit greatly from their ability to spend less time foraging for food and more time engaging in activities that enhance their health, safety, and reproduction.

• Offer a birdbath or fountain if you don't have a source of water on your property.

• June bugs collect around porch lights at night.

• Japanese Beetles will begin to appear around the middle to end of the month.

• Bagworms will begin to appear around the middle to end of the month.

• Bats are active at night; get your bat houses up.

• Firefly's are flashing in the early evening.

• Black Bears begin breeding now through July.

• White-tailed Deer fawns continue to be born through mid-month.

• Young woodchucks and raccoons emerge and venture out with their mothers.

• Horseshoe Crabs spawn on Chesapeake beaches in late-May to early-June.

• Pond turtles are digging nests; the eggs will hatch in 80 – 90 days.

• Crickets begin their nightly serenade.