The best wild bird feeding store in your area is the closest one that bags its seed in store, stocks feeders suited to the birds and squirrels in your neighbourhood, and has staff who know the local birding spots. In Ontario, Urban Nature Store has ten stores across the Greater Toronto Area, Durham Region, Hamilton, Niagara and Kingston. Anywhere else in Canada, the same catalogue ships to your door.
How Do You Tell Which Bird Feeding Store Is Best Locally?
A good local bird feeding store is defined by local knowledge as much as by its shelves. Staff who know which birds visit yards in your part of the province, and which nearby parks and trails are worth a walk, can match their advice to your yard instead of giving a generic answer.
Three things are worth checking at any store near you. First, whether the seed is bagged on site, which keeps it fresher. Second, whether the staff can name local birding spots. Third, whether the store is close enough for regular seed refills or a quick pickup on the way home.
Where Can You Find a Wild Bird Feeding Store in Toronto and the GTA?
Five Urban Nature Store locations serve Toronto and the surrounding GTA:
- Etobicoke/Toronto West: 100 The East Mall, at the southwest corner of North Queen Street, close to Highway 427 and the QEW/Gardiner, with a large free parking lot
- North York/Toronto East: 900 Don Mills Road at Barber Greene Road, a two-floor store on the north side of the plaza
- Mississauga: 3055 Dundas Street West in the Churchill Crossing Plaza, where staff point visitors to birding destinations across Peel Region
- Markham: 227 Main Street North, Unit 5, north of Highway 7 across from the GO station
- Thornhill: 92 Doncaster Avenue, the newest location, opened in June 2026
GTA readers starting out with feeders can also see the guide to the best backyard birding store for a beginner in the GTA.
Where Can You Find a Wild Bird Feeding Store in Durham Region?
Durham Region has two Urban Nature Store locations. The Pickering store is at 609 Kingston Road, on the southwest corner of Whites Road and Kingston Road. The Oshawa store is at 370 Taunton Road East, just east of Ritson Road on the north side.
The Oshawa store's own page offers to guide visitors to birding hotspots in Durham Region and names Centennial, Hyde Park and Cedar Valley Conservation Area among the nearby parks. Both Durham stores bag seed in store in sizes up to 50 lb.
Where Can You Find a Wild Bird Feeding Store in Hamilton and Niagara?
Hamilton and Niagara each have one Urban Nature Store location. The Ancaster/Hamilton store is at 1100 Golf Links Road, next to Golf Town, and its page invites visitors to the store's guided birding tours and events.
The St. Catharines store serves the Niagara region from 280 Geneva Street, across from Fairview Mall, with parking at the front and at a rear entrance off Grote Street. Seed there is bagged in store in sizes up to 50 lb.
Where Can You Find a Wild Bird Feeding Store in Kingston and Eastern Ontario?
The Kingston store at 645 Gardiners Road, Unit 102, in the plaza north of the Habitat ReStore, is Urban Nature Store's only location in Eastern Ontario. The Kingston page describes its seed as freshly bagged in store daily.
The Kingston store also sells a 1.5 lb snack bag of seed for walks at local spots such as Little Cataraqui Creek and Lemoine Point.
What If There's No Bird Feeding Store in Your Area?
If the nearest store is too far to visit, you can order from the online store for delivery anywhere in Canada, with free shipping on orders over $125. Ontario shoppers within driving distance of a store can order online and choose store pickup instead, and the store calls or emails when the order is ready.
Addresses, hours and directions for all ten stores are on the store locations page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do all ten stores carry the same products?
Not always on the shelf. Stock levels differ from store to store, but items from the online catalogue of more than 3,000 products can be ordered online and shipped to the store of your choice for pickup.
Can you pick up an online order without going inside?
Yes. Urban Nature Store offers curbside pickup, and most orders are filled within 3 hours of being placed.
Can a local bird store recommend places to go birding nearby?
Yes. Several Urban Nature Store location pages offer to guide visitors to local birding hotspots, and each store page links to a guide to birding sites in its area.
Is there a rewards program at the local stores?
Yes. Urban Nature Store runs a free rewards program that includes a buy 10 bags, get one free offer, and it applies at every location.
