Meet Our Owners

Richard & Cynthia Fox began the Wild Bird Center of Chapel Hill, NC in March 1996. Cynthia now runs the store full-time while Richard is retired. After 10 years in the business, Cynthia works as needed and pursues her birding passion by leading a group every year to such places as Panama and Costa Rica. When asked about the business, she says”

“Being in the bird business has been a joy. I enjoy turning the key in the lock every morning. The Wild Bird Centers of America has given me the flexibility and latitude which allows me to use my creativity while at the same time giving me a successful framework in which to operate. The fact that I can pick up the phone and call other store owners or Home Office for guidance, suggestions and support has eliminated my fears of starting my own business.”


Ask Dr. Horn!

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Dr. Horn
DAVID J. HORN, Ph.D
Director of Research

Dr. Horn has conducted numerous research projects since 1989 in such areas as the impact of habitat fragmentation on grassland and forest birds, habitat selection, window-bird collisions, and backyard bird feeding studies.

Research projects conducted for Wild Bird Centers of America, Inc. include: How bird abundance at feeders is related to distance of a feeder from vegetative cover and housing, how the number of species of birds is influenced by the feeder/seed combinations present, the influence of color and design of a bird feeder on bird abundance, and window-bird collisions at houses and factors influencing their frequency.

Dr. Horn is currently an Assistant Professor of Biology at Millikin University in Decatur, IL and Principal Investigator of the landmark study PROJECT WILDBIRD, sponsored by the Wild Bird Feeding Industry Research Foundation. Find out more about Dr. Horn on his Greeting Page.

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