Bird Watcher’s General Store
“A Cape Cod Destination Icon For 40 Years”
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Monday – Saturday
9:17 a.m. – 5:11 p.m.
Sunday
10:13 a.m. – 5:03 p.m.
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The T-Shirt Contest is Back!!
After being on hold for a few years, we are once again rewarding folks who send us a photo of themselves while wearing one of our stunning shirts, especially if they are in a famous place, or with a famous person or doing something creative. What do the winners win? Something, but we aren’t sure yet. Click to learn more.
This Just In…
T-Shirt Entry: Poaching Our Hearts
Previous years' winner, Roy, traveled a long way to capture this cool picture! In November of 2022, Roy visited the Mosi-Oa-Yunga Park in Zambia,...
This Just In… Again
T-Shirt Entry: Looking for Kiwis
Last year Alissa wore one of our shirts while she was searching for kiwis on Stewart Island, New Zealand. We never heard if she actually saw...
Ask the Bird Folks
Mike O’Connor, owner of Bird Watcher’s General Store, wrote the popular article, Ask the Bird Folks, for The Cape Codder newspaper every week for over 25 years. His goal, to answer some of life’s most challenging questions. You know, bird questions.
Weekly Sightings
Cape Cod Weekly Wildlife Sightings is sponsored by the Bird Watchers General Store in Orleans and Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Tour Our Store
We have tons of bird books, field guides to every where, bird books to help you learn, bird books to make you laugh, and even bird books to make you cry.
LINKS TO OTHER BIRDING STORES
Yeah, right!
"Why Do Bluebirds Hate Me?"
More answers to common and not-so-common questions about birds & birding.
CONTACT US
Bird Watcher's General Store
36 Rt. 6A
Orleans, MA 02653
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508-255-6974
"Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches?"
The first collection of our "Ask the Bird Folks" articles in paperback that you can read in the bathroom.