Meet the Owner

Owen Yost & Nancy Collins

Nancy Collins & Owen Yost are co-owners of this family-owned Wild Bird Center.

Owen is a licensed Landscape Archtect (emeritus) and columnist on natural landscaping for the Dent...

Expert Advice

 

It's extremely likely that we can answer your birdwatching question, whatever it may be. We've researched and written scores of  papers, utilizing scientific data from the National BirdFeeding Society, Cornell's Lab of Ornithology and several local experts. To print every single one of them here would take up tons of space. We'd be glad, however, to e-mail you any of them. If you want any of them, just let us know which of the following topics. (please limit it to four)

  • Basics of backyard birdwatching
  • Why feed birds?
  • Avoid bargain birdseed
  • Our true Sparrows
  • Living with bats
  • Birdscape plant list
  • Waystations for migrations
  • Birds' homes
  • Bat migration
  • Binoculars demystified
  • Wintertime roosts
  • North Texas Bluebirds
  • Attracting butterflies
  • Blue Jays in north Texas
  • The truth about rats
  • Creating a brushpile
  • North Texas' Hummingbirds
  • Caring for birds in the winter
  • Overlooked birding methods
  • Christmas trees & birds
  • What do birds eat?
  • Being part of fall migration
  • Squirrels and birdwatching
  • Where to place a feeder
  • The trap of bargain birdseed
  • To feed or not to feed
  • Where to look for birds
  • Hints for new birdwatchers
  • Birds prefer native material
  • Host plants for butterflies
  • Some birds need human help
  • Wild bird photography
  • Hurricanes & birds
  • Insect-eating birds
  • Using binoculars
  • Attract more birds with fresh seed
  • Attracting Cardinals in north Texas
  • There are more birds here in the winter
  • Urban birds
  • Attracting birds in nesting season
  • Natural nesting material
  • Purple Martins in north Texas
  • Local birdwatching places, I
  • Local birdwatching places, II
  • Caring for birds in the winter
  • Birds are shifting ranges northward
  • North Texas' owls
  • Sick, orphaned or injured birds
  • Year ‘round birdbaths are essential
  • Get science-based information
  • Small yards are perfect for birdscapes
  • Creating one-lot habitats
  • Nobody's at my feeder. Why?
  • Creating a waystation for migrations
  • Attracting wrens in north Texas

 

If we still haven't addressed your question, come by the store or email us.