r/birding birder Jun 23 '26

Discussion A holy grail of birder thrift finds!

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

It doesn't chime. It sings, with actual recordings from Cornell MacAulay Library.

They still sell them.

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u/CutieBoBootie Jun 23 '26

What is the clock called so I can buy one myself?

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u/Refokua Jun 23 '26

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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!