We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.
20485 Mack Avenue
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
Phone: (313) 881-1410
Fax: (313) 881-2008
Email: Send Message
Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thurs: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sat: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Comments:
Free parking available at rear of store.
• Oct. 4: Full Moon, Oct. 18: New Moon
• Oct. 13: Venus & Saturn next to each other in the early morning sky
• Oct. 21-22: Orionids meteor shower
• Migration numbers swell for Yellow-rumped Warblers, Brown Creepers, Winter Wrens and kinglets.
• Migrating Hermit, Swainson’s and Gray-cheeked Thrushes can be seen feeding on wild grapes, crab apples, and other fall fruits.
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have mostly left the area. You may still see an occasional straggler.
• First migrating owls, including the Saw Whet and Short-eared Owls, appear.
• Chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers and jays are caching seeds and nuts for the winter.
• This is the month to install and repair nest boxes for use next year.
• Pine Siskin return early this month and in late September.
• Most Wood Ducks migrate south this month. A few stay over winter.
• Juncos and White-throated Sparrows become common at feeders.
• Raptor migration peaks.
