Wild Birds Unlimited updated their cover photo.

We had a blast at the Valley Nature Center this Saturday! It always fills our hearts to spend time outdoors with lovely people, plants, and birds. Here's to many more future collaborations. 🌳🐦‍⬛

✨ 🎀 Day Five of the Twelve Days of Bird-mas! 🎀✨ Northern Cardinals and Pyrrhuloxias share a loud, metallic chip call, though the Pyrrhuloxia’s version is slightly lower in pitch. Cardinals may be more common, but stay alert—you might just spot (or hear!) a Pyrrhuloxia. 🐦 Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛 🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

✨🎄Day Four of the Twelve Days of Bird-mas! 🎄✨ The Great Kiskadee has a big personality - and an appetite to match! Did you know their diet is widely varied? They go after anything from insects, snails, tadpoles, lizards, small snakes, bats and fruit! Give them a gift of something new to try - Bark Butter! 🎁 Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

🎄🐦 Day Three of the Twelve Days of Bird-mas! 🐦🎄 Altamira Orioles are master weavers, crafting long, hanging nests that sway from tall trees—and sometimes even powerlines. Watch for them during the summer breeding season! 🧡 Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💚 🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

The 126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count is almost here! From Dec 14–Jan 5, birders across the RGV will team up to help collect valuable data for bird conservation—and everyone, beginners included, is welcome to join. 🐦🌲 This is a fun, meaningful way to learn about our local birds and support a century-old citizen-science tradition. Join a team, count from your backyard, or help spread the word! 🦆✨ Individuals may also submit counts from their own yards if located within a designated circle. Contact the relevant team for confirmation and materials. Check whether your location falls inside a count circle here: https://gis.audubon.org/christmasbirdcount/ Learn more here https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count Local Count Dates & Contacts: Dec 14 – Brownsville Contact: karl.berg@utrgv.edu Dec 16 – Coastal Tip Contact: naturalist@spibirding.com Dec 20 – Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Contact: swmurray@outlook.com Dec 21 – Falcon Dam & State Park Contact: idratherbebirding@gmail.com Dec 26 – Weslaco Contact: john.yochum@tpwd.texas.gov Dec 29 – Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Contact: txlacbc@flanwr.org Jan 3, 2026 – Harlingen Contact: hgtxcbc@gmail.com Jan 3, 2026 – Anzalduas–Bentsen Contact: roy.rodriguez@tpwd.texas.gov Count Circle Coverage Brownsville Circle: Resaca de la Palma State Park, Palo Alto Battlefield NHP, Rancho Viejo, and southeast to the Rio Grande. Coastal Tip Circle: Laguna Vista, Laguna Heights, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, and south to the Rio Grande. Santa Ana NWR Circle: McAllen, Hidalgo, Sharyland, Pharr, San Juan, and Alamo. Weslaco Circle: Donna, Mercedes, La Feria, and south to Progreso. Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

✨ Now thru 12/8, Daily Savings Club Members get double points on every purchase! So instead of your usual $10 Bird Buck with every $200 in purchases, you'll receive a $10 Bird Buck for every $100 you spend, good for a future purchase. Hurry in or shop online for double the points, double the fun! 🛒 mywbu.com/mcallen Featured Bird: White-breasted Nuthatch WBU Food: Jim's Birdacious® Bark Butter®

Calling all COFFEE LOVERS! ☕ Do you know if the coffee in YOUR cup is BIRD-FRIENDLY?🤔 You may not realize it, but your coffee can have an impact on bird populations. When you CHOOSE SHADE-GROWN COFFEES, you help preserve native forests that birds depend on for survival.🌴 🌳 🌲 You should also be sure the "shade-grown" claim is certified, like for the THANKSGIVING COFFEE we carry. This award-winning, family-owned roaster's SongBird line is not only delicious, but has earned the Smithsonian Bird Friendly® seal, so you can feel good about that cup of joe! Learn more: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/ecological-benefits-shade-grown-coffee (clickable link in our bio's link tree) 🗓️ We'll be sampling this coffee ☕ SATURDAY before our FREE guided bird walk—please join us! (Small park entrance fee applies.) Details at https://mcallen.wbu.com/events This is one of the 7 SIMPLE ACTIONS you can take to help #savethesongbirds. With breeding bird populations in the US and Canada down by nearly 30% since 1970, our choices are important. Learn more: https://www.wbu.com/save-the-song-birds/ Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding experts! ❤️🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas #birding #birds #shoplocal #supportsmallbusinessowners #nativeplants #gardening #uniquechristmasgifts

🕊🌟Day Two of the Twelve Days of Bird-mas! 🌟🕊 Who knew this bird's call already?❓Extra points to you!❕ Happy birding, from the RGV's friendly backyard bird feeding specialists! 💛🐦 #wbumcallen #rgvbirds #backyardbirding #mcallentexas #riograndevalley #Riograndevalleytexas

Wild Birds Unlimited updated their cover photo.