Supplies and Wishlists
Caring for birds requires many manhours and lots of supplies. Below is a list of our most used supplies along with some purchasing options if someone wishes to donate to our mission by providing supplies. Monetary donations can be made on our homepage. Either form of donation is greatly appreciated!
Most frequently used items:
White bath tissue--no colors please - we don't want the babies in contact with dyes
White paper towels - no dyes please
Wild Bird Seed (any brand)
Live Mealworms -- we use two vendors that will gladly register a gift card to our account
Wild Birds Unlimited, Woodstock 770-928-3014
Outdoor Bird Supplies, Suwanee 770-418-1990
These vendors also have a large selection of seed and suet we use as well
How much do birds eat?
The phrase "eats like a bird" conjures thoughts of a person who eats small amounts of food, but the phrase is grossly inaccurate when it comes to birds. Birds eat throughout the day from sunrise to sunset. In rehab we can go through 40 pounds of wild bird seed in one week, including supporting our recently released birds in the yard and the birds in our outdoor aviaries learning to fly in preparation for their freedom.
Baby birds eat very frequently, and most of them eat mainly insects until they are old enough to start managing other food items. In the wild, it takes about 6,000 insects to raise one brood of Chickadees, and an adult Barn Swallow will consume hundreds of insects each day. During peak baby bird season we purchase an average of 30,000 live mealworms per month to keep the babies, fledglings, and adults in our care happily fed.