Birding and Bottles Basket

National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America, Guidebook + DVD, Sealed. This Great Courses class is taught by James Currie and features 24 lessons covering the various categories of bird across North America and where to find them.

Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist by Donald Kroodsma. Here's where you can find out what a tree swallow sounds like when it starts singing an hour before sunrise. The book has chapters explaining topics such as: "Why and How Birds Sing," How a Bird Gets Its Song" and "How Songs Change over Space and Time."

What It's Like To Be A Bird
David Allen Sibley. David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author.

National Audubon Society Cherry Wild Bird Seed 7-lb. A variety of quality seeds including raisins and cherries to attract nuthatches, woodpeckers, chickadees, cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings.

OXO SteeL Wine Stopper and Pourer. Pour and store with ease with this two-in-one tool from OXO. The Wine Stopper & Pourer reduces spills and gives a consistent pour flow. When you're ready to close the bottle for the night, press the soft, comfortable lever down, and the bottle will be sealed for short-term storage. Pour some more by lifting the lever up.

Two Birds One Stone
Blanc 2021. Delicious white wine from the Colomboard grape with notes of citrus and melon.

Crow Canyon Merlot 2022. A soft, easy drinking wine with a hint of oak from California.