Nutty Brown Thrasher!
Don't you want to learn more about this fun backyard bird? Join us for a FREE educational seminar on Brown Thrashers, Mockingbirds and Gray Catbirds! These are interesting birds you will love to learn more about - from the experts at the Missouri River Bird Observatory. Register now to attend the seminar, February 29th at 10:30 am by making your reservation and to learn more at : www.birds-i-view.biz or call 573-638-BIRD(2473). Also- don't miss the bird banding demo in the BIV bird garden following the seminar. We'll have a special free gift for you for registering in advance for this Educational Program!
The birds at Birds-I-View were included in the Christmas Bird Count today as part of River Bluffs Audubon Society city wide count. By 1:00 we had 156 birds and 17 species. The birds below are some of our birds in the count.
Birds-I-View is OPEN from 10 am to 4 pm today and we just received a NEW shipment of the gorgeous Alice's Cottage Giftware - perfect for last -minute hostess gifts, stocking stuffers ...and those pretty little gift totes are a great way to dress up a gift certificate! Items start at only $3.79 each. From Flour Sack Towels to Potholders, to beautiful Wine caddies and Lavender sachets, Alice's Cottage gifts are beautiful and useful. PLUS...stop by today and receive a FREE Christmas Card with any gift purchase, check out our gourmet snacks (what will we serve today??!) AND..pick up info on a very special PHOTO CONTEST! (we know many of you are great photographers). See you soon!
Thank you Missouri River Bird Observatory for another memorable evening with those cute little Northern Saw-whet Owls! There's nothing like seeing them so close. Thanks Ethan, Dana and Paige for your hard work and great program. Go to www.mrbo.org to learn more about the Saw-whet Owl program in Arrow Rock, and check out their page for dates and times of future banding. But HURRY! Northern Saw-whet Owl season does not last forever!
ANNOUNCING the 2019 Audubon Bird Seed Booking proudly hosted by Birds-I-View! Featuring 29 different Bird Food options - from Live mealworms, to peanuts to Black Oil Sunflower Seed, Sunflower hearts, Suet, and all your favorite special Seed Blends....THIS booking benefits our local River Bluffs Audubon Society. Download an Order Form here:http://www.birds-i-view.biz/files/BIVRBASbookingORDERform2019.pdf and learn more about how RBAS spends the money from this fund-raiser here: http://www.birds-i-view.biz/BirdSeedBooking2019.html
HURRY- the Deadline to order is October 15th.
Our thanks to the Ivan Ray Miller family in Jamesport, Missouri for hosting a wonderful Open House today and sharing their special Purple Martin Colony (125 pair of nesting martins!). It was a beautiful day at a lovely, peaceful home. Steve took these great pictures of the active and entertaining birds--and one of their nests!
You are invited to "GREEN Friday" and Small Business Saturday at Birds-I-View! Come sip Hot Apple Cider and snack on our home-made rosemary cookies and other snacks during Green Friday (Nov. 23rd, 10 am - 6 pm) while shopping our VERY best prices on all products made from recycled materials (including our Martin Houses). Then join us for even more snacks and sales on Small Business Saturday...check out this link for more details and to see more featured products: http://www.birds-i-view.biz/GreenFriday2018.html
Busy Yellow-bellied Sapsucker!
We were fortunate to see THREE of these birds in one Sweet Gum Tree ...all busy, working away. Good to see them again. (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker---this one is a young one)
It's the Cardinals vs. the Turkeys this morning at the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City, MO!! OK....the Cardinals birding TEAM vs. the Turkeys birding TEAM (so named because of the first species each team saw this morning). Many thanks to Runge staff and volunteers for arranging a fun morning of friendly birding competition and ESPECIALLY fun learning and sharing with other birders. There are many fun things going on at Runge --here are a few of our fav upcoming events:http://www.birds-i-view.biz/files/DiscoverNatureRUNGEevents0918.pdf
