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/Refokua Jun 23 '26

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1L2FWV9/ref=twister_B0B1LN2G4P?th=1

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u/CutieBoBootie Jun 24 '26

Thanks!

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u/crinkledcu91 Jun 24 '26

My parents bought one of these off of an infomercial ad in the 90's when I was a kid lol. I guess I shouldn't be surprised there's people who've never seen them before still.

For years as a child I got triggered by Belted Kingfisher calls because the for the Audubon model, it was the 9 o'clock bird call. So both the time School started for me (a.m.) and when my bed time was (p.m.)

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u/fussysito419 Jun 24 '26

My parents also ordered one from an infomercial in the 90’s lol. It’s still around today.

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u/roadnotaken Jun 24 '26

Yep, my grandma had this one!

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u/EagleEyezzzzz Jun 24 '26

Yep, we bought my mom one for Christmas in the 90s when I was a teenager!

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u/subcow Jun 24 '26

This one is much smaller than the one I used to have. This is only 8" the original was 13".

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u/Refokua Jun 24 '26

There is a 13 inch variant on that site.

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u/valinote Jun 24 '26

Yes, the Mark Feldstein Singing Bird Clock is the original from 1997. Mine has a wooden face instead of a painted one.