The snow has melted, our power is back on and the BWGS Ospreys have returned. They are already busy building their nest, and while also helping to clean up the branches that blew down from the last blizzard. Thanks Osprey and welcome back!

Our 2026 Limited Edition T-Shirt is in (hey, it's only March).  The name for this shirt is....Swampy Swirl! The colors are gorgeous. Our store name and logo and year appear on the front.  Our logo and the year 2026 appear on the back. You can enter our BWGS T-Shirt...

At least it never does in July. Although the way this winter has been going, we might have this pile in front of our sign until August.

No, not the American Robin. The smaller bird on the right is a Western Tanager from, as you might have guessed, the western half of North America. It was drinking at my birdbath with about a zillion robins today. Birdbaths can be quite popular this time of year,...

Sorry kids, we tried to open today, New Year's Day, but the snow squalls have forced us to pack up and head home. Hopefully we will see you tomorrow. Bring a shovel.

While on a birding trip in Ireland, Meg stopped at the famed Giant's Causeway to show off her handsome BWGS shirt. There’s no word if the giants were impressed with Meg’s shirt, but she is clearly giving the Causeway a big thumbs-up (either that or she is hitchhiking...

Molly, a summer Cape visitor from Norway, recently had a birthday party, which featured her very own Bird Watcher’s General Store chocolate cake. How about that? Even we have never had one of those. I asked Molly if she would send us a slice, but she thought it...

This time of year most retail shops have a surprise visit from Santa, but not us. We are getting a surprise visit from an Eastern Screech-owl. This Saturday, Nov. 29th, Amy (the one in red) and one of Wild Care’s Eastern Screech-owls will be stopping by the Bird...

Saturday, November 22nd is our 34th annual Free Hatful of Potatoes Day! All you have to do is stop by the Bird Watcher’s General Store, with a hat, and we fill it full of fresh potatoes…for free!! That’s right free. There’s not even any tariffs. And if you are lucky,...

Here is Clayton Ives, the newest winner of our Bird Watcher's General Store T-Shirt Contest. This photo was taken at Mt. Humphrey, the tallest peak in Arizona. He is sporting one of our basic gray tee shirts.  Our favorite color.  You can also enter by wearing any of...