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By Laura Hill, Individual Giving Coordinator, and Ayla Empey, Brand Communications Manager
Explore our curated 2025 gift guide for bird lovers. Each gift supports bird conservation in Canada, helping you give presents that matter this holiday season.
American Goldfinch. Photo: Réjeanne Dorion
Imagine seeds that help build rich ecosystems, wool inspired by vibrant feathers, or mugs of coffee with plumes of steam signalling their warmth. Each of these treasures paints a picture of comfort, but did you know that they can also help birds?
We’ve gathered our top picks for bird-friendly gifts this year, including the items above, and they’re sure to bring joy. All the featured items support bird conservation, making them the perfect gift option for bird lovers and the species they cherish.
Gifts under $30
Milkweed Seeds by West Coast Seeds
Have a gardener in your life? Help them add to their bird-friendly garden with West Coast Seeds’ Milkweed seed packets. Milkweed will add a beautiful pop of colour to their garden while attracting beneficial insects, and its soft, fluffy seeds make great bird nesting material.
Back until December 31st, the proceeds from the purchase of Butterfly Bush Milkweed seeds by Ontario residents and Showy Milkweed seeds by BC residents will be donated to Birds Canada.
2026 Calendar: Birds Canada
Tufted Titmouse. Photo: Sarah Gardner
Recipients will enjoy the beauty of birds every month of the year with our 2026 Birds Canada Calendar! This year’s edition features stunning, glossy, high-resolution photos submitted by Birds Canada supporters just like you. Enjoy a variety of sightings from songbirds to shorebirds right from the comfort of home. Better yet, your calendar purchase supports the vital work that protects the birds you’ll find inside.
Bird Friendly® Coffee: Birds and Beans
Birds and Beans not only support farmers who are preserving habitat in South and Central America, they’re also a major sponsor of Birds Canada’s The Warblers Podcast. Use the code ‘BirdsCanada’ at checkout to have 10% of your order donated back to Birds Canada! With a variety of blends, you’ll find options for every coffee lover in your life.
Birds Canada Ceramic Mug
Why not pair Birds and Beans coffee with a Birds Canada ceramic mug!
Every purchase from our online store directly supports our bird conservation work across Canada and beyond.
Bird-Inspired Yarn: Songbird Yarn and Fibres
European Starling Skein by Songbird Yarn and Fibres
For the crafter who is inspired by nature, Songbird Yarn and Fibres transforms the colours of Canada’s birds into works of art.
Using immersion and hand-painting techniques, each skein captures the vibrancy of feathers in motion. Two dollars from every bird-inspired product is donated to Birds Canada, helping protect the species that inspire every strand.
Perfect for anyone
The Gift of Bird Conservation: Birds Canada
You can give the Gift of Bird Conservation at the click of a button. Your donation of any amount comes with an automatic tax receipt, a downloadable gift certificate for the recipient, and their special invitation to join Project FeederWatch in 2026. As a FeederWatcher, they’ll gain exclusive access to tools and resources that will help them count birds and support bird conservation efforts.
Bohemian Waxwing. Photo: Céline Bellemare
For their home
Feather Friendly Window Stickers
Feather Friendly DIY by Ellen Jakubowski
Every year in Canada, over 25 million birds are lost to window collisions, with most of these tragedies happening at houses. But together, we can make a difference. Feather Friendly offers easy-to-use window stickers that help protect birds, and by using the code ‘BirdsCanada’ with your purchase, you’re joining a growing community dedicated to creating safer spaces for our feathered friends.
Custom Watercolours: Shaylena Stenback
Give a gift that’s as meaningful as it is beautiful. Artist Shaylena Stenback creates custom watercolour paintings of your favourite species, using professional Daniel Smith paints on Arches paper.
Even better, 20% of every commissioned piece is donated to Birds Canada to support bird conservation.
