Hello Friends!

And just like that it is March! We are extending our hours so now we can serve you a little later into the evenings.

Mon- Saturday 10-5

Sunday 12-4

We have a lot going on this month! A new special is starting today, and we are extending Senior Days through March! We have our first native plant presale and popup of 2023 this week! The plants, prices, and times are listed near the end of the newsletter.

As your local Bluebird experts, we think there is still time to prepare for Bluebird nesting season. The best things you can do to prepare are to get bird houses purchased, or cleaned, mounted, and ready. It helps to set out or clean your bird bath too. Bluebirds can have up to three broods in a season if everything goes well. Some things that will help them succeed are plenty of housing, access to water, lots of protein and healthy fats from mealworms or sunflower chips, and some insect suet. If you have any questions or need advice, come see us. Soon enough we will be seeing baby birds!

Our spring outings are coming up fast. If you have not registered for them yet, please do so ASAP! If you live in Brunswick County and want to do something local there, check out Jill's Birding in Brunswick which she does with Leland Parks & Recreation and Breakfast with the Birds which she is doing with the Town of Oak Island Recreation. See more information below.

Keep in mind that we continue to offer curbside pickup. If you prefer not to go into the store in person, just give us a call and order on the phone. We will bring it out to your car for you! No contact, safe, and helpful!

We currently have Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour tickets in the shop. These tickets are $50 each and we can only take cash or check for them. These tickets go quickly so get yours while you can!

Thank you for joining us in this space!

Happy birding!

SPECIALS!

Bluebird Bed & Breakfast Special!

Bluebirds need a nice home and some nutritional resources to raise a successful brood! Thats why we offer our Bluebird Bed & Breakfast special! Buy a house and pole setup and get 25% off a bag of dried mealworms: 20 oz or 8 oz!

*Sale includes in-stock and in-store purchases only, cannot be combined with other offers.

Senior Days Continue!

Senior day is back on Mondays in March! Our senior friends will receive 10% off their purchases on Mondays.

This special is for in-stock items and in-store purchases, excludes optics, cannot be combined with other offers.

Upcoming Classes & Outings

Birding at Burnt Mill Creek 

Tuesday March 7th | 8:00-11:00 am

Registration is $55 per person

Happening soon!

Join Jill and Evan on a birding trip to Burnt Mill Creek! This is a great area to some of our favorite species like Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Eastern Bluebirds, and White-throated Sparrows. 100% proceeds will go to the Cape Fear Bird Observatory, a local 501(c)(3) organization working to do long-term research on the birds that depend on the greater Cape Fear Region.

Native Plant Class

March 25th - April 8th | 8:00-9:30 am

Registration for the series (3 classes) is $75 per person

Starting soon!

Join Jill and Patrick Bradshaw to learn about the wonders of native plants! The class will focus on layered gardening to enhance habitat. Offering structural variation can really make a difference in the number of species that visit your garden! Patrick and Jill will teach you how and why and with two field trips, you will get to see some great examples in the real world! Don't miss out, register ASAP!

Birding at Lake Waccamaw

Wednesday April 5th| 8:30-11:30 am

Registration is $55 per person

Join Jill Peleuses and Wayne Hoffman on an outing to Lake Waccamaw!

Lake Waccamaw is the largest of North Carolina’s mysterious “Carolina Bay” lakes. The State Park is along the southeastern shore, and contains a diversity of bird habitats, including pine flatwoods, swampy hardwood forest, and oak-pine sand ridges. We hope to find a variety of spring migrants on this trip.

Birding at Moores Creek National Battlefield

Wednesday April 19th| 8:30-11:30 am

Registration is $55 per person

Join Jill Peleuses and Wayne Hoffman on an outing to Lake Waccamaw!

Lake Waccamaw is the largest of North Carolina’s mysterious “Carolina Bay” lakes. The State Park is along the southeastern shore, and contains a diversity of bird habitats, including pine flatwoods, swampy hardwood forest, and oak-pine sand ridges. We hope to find a variety of spring migrants on this trip.

Brunswick County Events

Birding in Brunswick

Register Here!

Breakfast with the Birds

When: Friday, April 21, 2023

Cost:    $50.00 per person

Join us for a 90 minute cruise and a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, muffins, coffee and more. We welcome Jill Peleuses, local bird expert with Wild Bird & Garden. Jill will widen our knowledge on some of the 200+ bird species we encounter while exploring Eagles Island, enjoying a unique view of Battleship North Carolina, and a view Down the Wilmington river front from the Lower Cape Fear River to the Brunswick River. Cameras & Binoculars highly recommended. Contact Eric for more info and to register!

Native Plant Presale!

The Going Native Gardens ladies are back for their first plant sale of the year! From today through Friday, purchase your plants in the store or over the phone. Then, Saturday, come by and pick them up! While you're at it, check out their popup plant sale on Saturday from 10-1:30!

3-quart pots for $10

2.5-quart pots $10

3-quart pots $10

Plants available at the popup will include: cardinal flower, common golden alexander, elderberry, foxglove beardtongue, red cone flower, stokes aster, black-eyed susan, and river oats

Going Native Gardens would love it if you wanted to recycle your unwanted plastic pots by donating them.

Wild Bird & Garden

3501 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403 - 910-343-6001

wildbirdgardeninc.com