Ayla Empey, Brand Communications Manager
Nothing feels better than finding a gift that perfectly suits them and gives back to bird conservation in Canada. We’ve rounded up our favourite bird-friendly gifts to help make this holiday season a little more meaningful.
Cedar Waxwing. Photo: Ian Dickinson
Birds Canada Merch
Our shop is stocked with all of the favourites, including Birds Canada t-shirts and mugs which are perfect for any birder on your list.
Our pick? The brand new Birdathon t-shirts, featuring a beautiful Olive-sided flycatcher illustration, available in a variety of colours. All proceeds directly support our work.
Olive-sided Flycatcher. Art: Stephanie Simpson
Give a Gift in Honour
Blue Jay. Photo: Kate Dalgleish
By making a donation in honour of your friend or family member you’re supporting essential bird conservation efforts across Canada.
Each donation comes with the option to register for Project FeederWatch, and offers subscription options for our quarterly magazine BirdWatch Canada, and/or BirdLife International.
2025 Birds Canada Calendar
Our beautiful calendar will take you on a journey across the country, featuring a new feathered friend for each month.
This calendar is an inspiring addition to any home or office, connecting you to bird conservation all year round.
Blue-headed Vireo. Photo: Mark Duchene
Watercolour Bird Art Prints
Chestnut-collared Longspur. Photo: Shaylena Stenback
You may recognize Shaylena Stenback’s stunning watercolours from our recently published State of Canada’s Birds report.
Offering prints, mugs, water bottles and more, her work would be appreciated by anyone on your list. This holiday season, Shaylena is generously donating 20% of all orders through her Etsy shop.
“Contributing to the State of Birds Canada 2024 was truly an incredible experience. The passion and support from everyone involved made the experience unforgettable, and being part of such an important project was both an honour and a joy. It was important that each bird be as accurately depicted as possible, so each one was sketched, reviewed by the Birds Canada team, revised as necessary, and then painted. Huge shout-out to the amazing photographers that allowed their photos to be used as references – I could not have done it without them!”
Bird Friendly® Birds and Beans Coffee
Coffee is the perfect gift for friends, teachers, and even yourself! Birds and Beans not only supports farmers who are preserving habitat in South and Central America, they also donate 10% of every order to us when you use the donation code ‘BirdsCanada’ at checkout.
Bird-inspired Yarn
Canada Warbler. Photo: MetalBird
Have someone crafty on your list? Dyed using immersion and hand-painting techniques, Songbird Yarn and Fibres creates beautiful colour combinations inspired by birds!
Every bird-inspired skein or product generates a $2 donation to Birds Canada for research and conservation work.
MetalBird Art
Made locally on Corten steel, this metal artwork is made to last a lifetime. They have many species to choose from, however our favourite is the Canada Warbler, which we made in partnership with MetalBird, where 30% of proceeds comes back to support our conservation work. Represented in the Birds Canada logo, this at risk species can be found across the country, and is a great reminder of our continued need to come together as we support birds in Canada and beyond.
Canada Warbler. Photo: MetalBird
Anti-collision Bird Stickers
Photo: Feather Friendly
Collisions with windows in residential and commercial buildings kill more than 25 million birds in Canada each year, and the majority of these collisions occur at houses. Feather Friendly makes easy-to-install window stickers to help prevent these collisions, and every purchase made using the code ‘BirdsCanada’ will give back to our work here.
