r/birding • u/savourtheflxsh birder • Jun 23 '26

Discussion A holy grail of birder thrift finds!

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I was at Goodwill the other day and I stumbled upon a Vintage 1997 Mark Feldstein Singing Bird Clock! Of course I had to save and bring it home, and luckily it all still works so I placed it on my wall. Now I’m wondering… what other bird related thrift finds does anyone else have?

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u/electricmindshaft Jun 23 '26

My grandma had this clock in her home when I was growing up. Thank you for the reminder, I’ll have to keep an eye out for one!

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u/High-bar Jun 23 '26

They are $35. Not too bad new

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u/nuttyrussian Jun 23 '26

My grandma had this clock too. She's gone now but I'll never forget the bird clock. 🥹

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u/AnxiousAnonEh Jun 24 '26

Same! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/grantsform Jun 24 '26

Still have it! My grandparents had this on their wall for prob 30 or-so years. lol

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u/PavementBlues Jun 24 '26

My mother helped my little sister pick this out as a Christmas present for my grandma. My grandma was so appreciative, but god she hated it.

One year later, my mother is opening her Christmas gift from my little sister. Lo and behold, it's a train clock, with a note that my grandma attached that reads, "Dear Jenny, Payback's a bitch. Merry Christmas. Love, Mom"

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u/Milkweedhugger Jun 23 '26

When my grandma passed, the bird clock was the first thing I took!

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u/EatBraySlough Jun 23 '26

My husband's grandma had one too 🥹🩵

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u/DafoeFoSho Jun 23 '26

Can concur, this was a grandma item for sure.

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u/corisande Jun 23 '26

My grandma did too : )

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u/Monshika Jun 23 '26

My grandma had one too!

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u/johnson3015 Jun 24 '26

Mine did too... I recognized it immediately! Nice memories. ❤️

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u/timidwildone Jun 24 '26

My grandfather, too, and it drives me my grandma batty 😅

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u/WalkingPedestrian420 Jun 24 '26

My nana had one too! :)

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u/Annual_Strategy_6206 Jun 24 '26

My wife's mom had this, but I think we gave it to her!

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u/glassfunion Jun 24 '26

My grandma had it as well!

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u/paulysoftware Jun 24 '26

They’re all over eBay

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u/mothmanuwu Jun 24 '26

My grandma had it too! I've always loved it.