Welcome to The BU News page, a newsletter sort of a thing, some might call it a blog. Here I'll tell you about what's going on at the store, new stuff, birds, generally things we think that you might find interesting. It's updated regularly so check back often. Depending on how darn bored you are you can read back (or scroll down) a few months.

02/03/12 Ok, so the woodchuck says six more weeks of winter.... if it's going to be like the last six weeks, I'll take it. Thanks Phil.

01/26/12 How a bout a nice comfortable night of acoustic music brought to you by me, the bird guy. John and I will be playing at The Towpath Cafe, 6 North main St, Fairport, this Saturday night 8-10:30. Beer, wine, food, and of course plenty of warm beverages too.

01/24/12 Check out the latest edition of PETPALOOZA magazine (Jan/Feb issue), page 18, you'll see Bird Banter w/ Paul Lewis. Of course you're always welcome to come in and banter w/ the real deal anytime you'd like. PETPALOOZA is available at most pet related places.

01/19/12  Who doesn't love to go sledding? Crow

01/18/12 Huge shipment of cages just came in this week, all assembled and ready to go. From finches to the big guys we've got a cage for them.

12/26/11  HAPPY NEW YEAR

12/21/11 Thank you again to all the people who have donated to the two bird associations that have cans on our counter. We just sent checks off to The World Parrot Trust for $265.00, and a check to the local group Wild Wings for $65.00. Thanks

12/12/11  Read the post right below this, since I put this up I've gotten calls on seven birds that were found dead unexpectedly. BE CAREFUL!!!

12/7/11  Happy Holidays from all of us here at Birds Unlimited. Over the years we've seen a pattern that happens every year about this time. Between Thanksgiving and the second week of January we get many phone calls from people who've had their bird die that seemingly was healthy and normal just the day or even hours before. Please be careful when using self cleaning ovens, non stick cookware, heavy scented candles... Maybe we're just too busy and not paying attention to our birds as much with so much going on and not notice if the bird isn't itself. Trees, colored lights, moving the birds cage can all be stressful for a bird, please be careful.

11/10/11 I love to watch this stuff, enjoy. Cat and owl

11/09/11 Raw peanuts are back in stock ! Not easy to get either, we've been out for about a month and we should be stocked for a while. If any of you use any nuts like almonds, filberts, Brazil..., I've been informed by multiple sources that prices will be sky high this year. Just a warning.

10/03/11 A few of us went down to the Rochester Museum & Science Center yesterday to talk to people about birds.What a turnout, we talked to maybe hundreds of people during a three hour visit. Lots of pictures were taken too.The birds are always the biggest hit. Pictures are on the Birds Unlimited FACEBOOK page.

10/1/11  Just in on 9/30, I haven't had time to load pics in the new stuff page yet, some new cookie treats by Caitec. Three flavors, cheap too. New sleeping huts too, these are nice, three sizes. Look for updates soon on the new stuff page.

9/15/11 Here's something interesting and kinda funny  wild cockatoos.

9/7/11 We've got a couple of new resident birds in the store. It's a pair of Hawk Headed Parrots. They've settled in very nicely and are quite spectacular. Stop in and see them.

8/20/11 We've been putting cages together all week, the best selection of big cages we've ever had at this store....we're packed!

8/18/11 Sure could use some new pics for the bird of the week page, send 'em in.  Hint Hint

7/19/11 Some staffing changes around here, one has got a new career (congratulations), one is going back to night school, another is gone too. I'm taking applications, looking for retail experience, knowledge of birds, reliable and must have transportation.

7/13/11 Here's an interesting nutritional web site.  www.birdfoodfacts.com

7/13/11  Every once in a while nice things happen. For the first time in years we are seeing a bit of a drop in the calls about lost or found birds. In the past it seems that nearly every day in the summer someone has lost a bird usually because "I didn't think it would fly away". Twice this year we've reunited people w/ their lost pet. One was just a couple of days ago, a cockatiel, and about a month ago an African Grey. Keep those wings clipped people!

7/3/11 Any emails sent to the old address will not get to me as I'm with a new server. This is the one to use Brdsunltd2@aol.com

7/2/11 Welcome to the new web site, 12 years on the old one and the software finally became outdated and my server wouldn't support it. So I was forced to go to something new, ugh! Well it's up and running, when I get used to it it will look better, give me some time. Man what a pain. www.Birdsunltd.com

6/8/11 Thanks again goes to you fine folks who have donated to the World Parrot Trust donation box on the counter, between that and what the gumball machine brought in we sent out a check for 200.00 to them. This money goes to help save parrots in the wild and to education. thanks

6/3/11 Finally spring has sprung. We've got our planters planted, the lawn is getting cut, the hummer feeder's back up, lots of babies and the store is absolutely packed with toys, playpens and cages, it looks good here at the store. Summer is car season, and what better way to jazz up your car than with a new BU Parrot sticker. You've seen similar stickers with VT, NYC, ADK, and plenty you don't even understand... none as unique as this my friends. If ya want one, free, heck we'll even put it on for ya, just ask.

5/08/11 Wow, finally back up, my web server was having problems and I was unable to do updates. Everything is good again on the web site.

4/21/11  If you haven't seen the commercials about the movie "RIO" it's an animated movie about parrots, and getting good reviews, especially from the bird community. Here's a translated interview w/ the director of the movie and the real bird that inspired it.

4/09/11 For those of you who use Lory Life it is now back in stock. I was given some bad info on the company and they also failed to answer any phone calls or return any messages... but it's now back on the shelves.

3/18/11 Sorry it took so long but it wasn't because I wasn't trying...the BirdCam is back up and working. If you've had problems seeing the picture try using Internet Explorer or Mozilla/Firefox as a browser.

3/12/11 Thanks again to you folks who donated to the World Parrot Trust, that can on the counter, we just sent a check off for 150.00. Thanks

3/03/11 Yesterday Birds Unlimited paid a visit to BOCES over in Fairport. We took some birds to the animal sciences class, Dr Laura Wade from Lancaster spoke on bird care. Everybody loves to play w/ the birds.   

02/20/11 One of the most commonly asked questions is where someone could take a bird if it's not feeling well. I've had the list on my FAQ page for a while, but I've just made a separate link on the home page to make it easier for you to find a veterinarian in the central and Western New York area. Many of those are hyperlinked to the hospitals web sites for more information.

02/10/11  Busy week here, one of the girls had her daughters home broken into and they stole her dog. It's a white and tan 60 lb pitbull, nice and she'd love to have it back. They've checked al the shelters, posted signs..... call Michelle @ 713.5480 if ya know something, Reward too.

02/10/11 Huge cage shipment came in on Monday, huge load of toys today. More stuff tomorrow. If you want to see a full bird store come check it out.

01/21/11 We could use a few new pictures for the BOTW page. If you got a video camera for the holidays ... how about a video for the FACEBOOK page. Send 'em in.  thanks