Evansville, Indiana

Tim & Margi Griffith

Tim & Margi Griffith

We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.

Evansville, Indiana

5620 E. Virginia St.
Evansville, IN 47715

Phone: (812) 476-2473
Fax: (812) 476-2475
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sat: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: Closed

Comments:
We're located between Green River Road and Burkhardt north of the Lloyd Expessway. We invite you to visit our store!

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TRI-STATE NATURE ALERTS

 

Watch this page for special and important alerts on special sightings and nature events throughout Southwestern Indiana, Southeastern Illinois and Northwestern Kentucky.  If someone in the area sights a unique or important bird, or other wildlife, or if there would be an event that we feel you should be informed about, we will post the information here.  Contact the store for information on any of the topics posted here:

National Trails Day Bird Hike

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Howell Wetlands Nature Area

8:30am

Using Native Grasses and Wildflowers In Your Home Landscapes

Oaklyn Brach of the Public Library

6:30pm

June 16, 2009

Jr. Birders Club Monthly Bird Hike

Friday, June 19th,  4:00pm

Howell Wetlands

Led by Jim Logato

Women In The Outdoors

Issac Walton League, Boonville, IN

Sponsored by Gander Mountain

Saturday, June 20

8:00 - 4:00

Contact Gander Mountain for more information

BIG COUNT SATURDAY (May 9, 2009)

Species List:

Muscovy Duck, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Double-creasted Cormorant, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Pigeon, Mourning Dove, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO,  Barred Owl, COMMON NIGHT-HAWK, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3 females were building nests), Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Wood Pewee, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, White-eyed Vireo, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Crow, Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatchatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Wood Thrush, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Starling, Cedar Waxwing,  WARBLERS: Tennessee, Nashville, Parula, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, CAPE MAY, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Yellow-throated, Pine, Palm, BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, Black & White, AMERICAN REDSTART, Prothonotary, WORM-EATING, Northern Waterthrush, Louisiana Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-breasted Chat, Scarlet Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Song, Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, BLUE GROSBEAK, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch and the lowly House Sparrow. 

If you are counting that is 84 species!  We started at 4:30am and ended at 11:30am.  If we would have counted the entire day we might have hit our goal of 100 species but we did not do a thorough count of the prairie areas. 

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

National Trails Day Birding Hike:  Howell Wetlands, 7:00am.  Join us for the national day for hiking public trails.    For a map and directions to the park, click here: