Blue Ridge Bird Seed Company

08/07/2026

We are restocked with clothes and porch geese! Halloween costumes, fall attire, and ready for football season!

07/03/2026

Enjoy your Holiday and Be safe 🇺🇸🪿

07/02/2026

Jaime's Celebration of Life will be Sat. July 18th from 2pm to 4pm at Watkins Barn 1851 Galloway Rd. Blue Ridge, GA. 30513

In lieu of flowers, please see of our previous posts about Jaime's Memorial Scholarship Fund.

07/01/2026

Due to the sudden death of Jaime Davis, owner of the Blue Ridge Bird Seed Co., the family has requested that memorial gifts be made to establish the Jaime Davis Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will be administered by the Blue Ridge Business Association and awarded to a de...

07/01/2026

In honor of Jaime, we will be closing July 18th for her Celebration of Life. The Bird Walk has also been cancelled for that day as well, so all of her friends and family can be together in one place.

06/29/2026

Hey there! The Blue Ridge Bird Seed company is BACK open! We are here regular hours from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Saturday with exception to this Saturday, July 4, 2026. We will be open 10 AM to 4 PM on July 4, 2026! We will be closed on Sundays from now until further notice. We thank you for your kindness, patience, and support during this difficult time. So come on down and see us Suzanne, Cassie, and Laurie are here!!! 

06/23/2026

Birdwalk Updates and corrections!!!!

06/22/2026

Look who just landed at the store!!!! Uncle Sam and his Gaggle of Geese!!!!!

Come and check them all out and see the array of amazing outfits too!

06/22/2026

Keep up the good work all you Birders!!!!

Your backyard bird feeder may be doing more than attracting hummingbirds — it may be helping reshape their evolution.

A new study published in Global Change Biology suggests that year-round supplemental feeding has played a major role in the rapid expansion and physical changes of Anna’s hummingbirds.

Once mostly limited to the warmer regions of Southern California, Anna’s hummingbirds have now pushed their range hundreds of miles north, reaching places like British Columbia and even Alaska. One major reason? Human-provided feeders have given them a reliable food source in colder regions where survival would have been far more difficult.

But the change is not just geographical.

Researchers found that these tiny birds are also showing shifts in beak shape. In areas with many backyard feeders, Anna’s hummingbirds have developed longer, more tapered bills, which may help them feed quickly in crowded, competitive spaces. Males in feeder-heavy areas also appear to have sharper beak tips, likely useful for defending feeding territory.

At the same time, birds living in colder northern regions show shorter beaks, which may help conserve body heat.

In other words, a simple human habit — hanging a feeder in the backyard — may be helping drive both where these birds live and how their bodies change.

Source: Alexandre, N. M., Romero, F. G., English, S. G., Grames, E., Garzón-Agudelo, F., Epperly, K., & Rico-Guevara, A. (2025). Supplemental Feeding as a Driver of Population Expansion and Morphological Change in Anna’s Hummingbirds. Global Change Biology, 31(5).

06/16/2026

Going…. going…almost gone!!!!
Stop in and check out the remaining selection of NorthStates feeders while they are still 20% off this week.

Need a last minute Father’s Day gift?!?! These Made in the USA, colorful, all weather feeders are a great idea!!!!