The holiday season is here and NYC Bird Alliance has gathered 15 of the best gifts around for bird lovers! Whether you’re shopping for beginner birders, field note enthusiasts, bookworms, or Flaco fans, we have great options for you and yours.

Happy holidays and happy birding! 

Struggling to find the perfect gift? Sometimes it’s best to go back to the basics.

Nocs Field Tube Monocular

Nocs Provisions works to serve the next generation of humans to disconnect from technology and look deeper in nature. Fogproof, waterproof, lightweight with a lifetime warranty, their Field Tube Monoculars are perfect for everyday, on-the-go birding.

Choose one of eight colorful options at nocsprovisions.com.

Brought to you by bestselling author and ornithologist David Allen Sibley, this trivia set offers 400 questions that will test your bird knowledge of identification, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and more. With Q&A, true or false, and multiple choice questions, this game is great for birding clubs and families. 

Purchase from our Birdy Gift Guide holiday shelf on Bookshop.org.

Field Notes’ 64th Quarterly Limited Edition notebook for the fall is “The Birds and Trees of North America” featuring the artwork of Rex Brasher. Pick the notebooks right for you, featuring Brewer Sparrows, Pine Grosbeaks, Baltimore Orioles, and more.

With three in a pack, purchase for a family member, birding buddy, and yourself! Order online at Field Notes.

Every home should have personality and bright colors, which is why bird-themed home goods are perfect gifts for everyone!

Perfect for spreading festive spirit, Bird Collective’s assortment of eco-friendly, handcrafted, and fair trade ornaments will make any avian admirer smile. Options include Barn Swallows, Cerulean Warblers, and more.

Your purchase from Bird Collective will support bird conservation!

Hooters and Honkers, Peckers and Boobies—these aprons, mugs, totes, and towels are best reserved for your birding friends with the best senses of humor!

Purchase today from Uncommon Goods.

Spot birds from across the globe with this 1000-piece puzzle, from the Japanese Crane to the Atlantic Puffin to the Yellow-billed Oxpecker of Tanzania. This stunning puzzle is truly unique!

Purchase from our Birdy Gift Guide holiday shelf on Bookshop.org.

Flaco—the famous Eurasian Eagle-Owl that escaped the Central Park Zoo, residing in Central Park—captivated the public’s attention and introduced birding to so many New Yorkers. His legacy has inspired beautiful art and publications, perfect for owl his fans. 

Handcrafted Flaco Keychain: To honor Flaco’s memory, El Buho Mezcal created 386 of these handcrafted and locally designed wood keyrings, one for each day Flaco flew free about NYC. His untimely death also spotlighted one of the main threats of wild birds: collisions. 

All proceeds will go to support our collision-reduction work. Give a gift with purpose this season.

These two wildlife photographers, and dedicated friends of NYC Bird Alliance, were immediately fascinated by Flaco, photographing him from the night of his release until the week before his death, proceeds will go toward supporting Wild Bird Fund.

Available for pre-order via a “late pledge” on Kickstarter, purchase your copy of Finding Flaco here.

This February, birder, author, National Geographic TV host, and NYC Bird Alliance Board Vice President Christian Cooper will join our “Spread Your Wings” Lecture Series to discuss his new children’s book. 

Pre-order now for your smallest feathered friends and then tune in on February 4!

The early bird gets the bookworm! There’s always more to learn and this booklist is a great place to start. 

The wonder of birds has charmed and inspired poets through the centuries. Enjoy 60 of the best-loved avian poems, including the works of Percy Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, Longfellow, and more in this exquisitely illustrated collection.

Support independent bookstores and purchase from Bookshop.org.

Brought to you by the brilliant mind behind The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife, Tan reveals her writing and illustrative talents in this new bestselling book which maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches.

Support independent bookstores and purchase from Bookshop.org.

This book redefines the very idea of “field guide.” Learn bird names and qualities, but also species history, symbolism, mythologies, and folklore. 

Support independent bookstores and purchase from Bookshop.org. 

Cooing all pigeon lovers! We’re thrilled to announce a new edition of The New York Pigeon by longtime friend, Andrew Garn. Learn about our city’s unofficial mascot with a purchase that benefits our avian friends. 

100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Wild Bird Fund. Buy today!

Make sure someone never loses their page again with these magical, aviary-inspired bookmarks. Featuring gorgeous botanical-style bird artwork, these are the perfect complement to any birdy book.

Support Brooklyn’s Lofty Pigeon Books and purchase here.

A NYC Bird Alliance membership is the gift that keeps giving, both to the recipient and to our birds! Learn about membership levels to suit the bird-lover in your life—whether a young professional, student, senior, or the whole family.  

Give the gift of membership and help grow our flock on our website!