Reno, Nevada | Reno (South), NV | Sparks, NV

Jacque Lowery

We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.

Reno, Nevada

Moana Nursery,
1100 West Moana Lane
Reno, NV 89509

Phone: (775) 825-0600
Fax: (775) 825-9359
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Additional Website:
Visit our other website

Comments:
Store Managers: David Jones & Alex Johnson; Bird Experts: Jacque Lowery, Carol York & Lisa Braginton

Reno (South), Nevada

Moana Nursery,
11301 South Virginia Street
Reno (South), NV 89511

Phone: (775) 853-1319
Fax: (775) 853-0467
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Additional Website:
Visit our other website

Comments:
Visit Store Manager: Jim Stanton; Bird Experts: Jacque Lowery, Sally Hurd & Steve Packer

Sparks, Nevada

Moana Nursery,
7655 Pyramid Highway
Sparks, NV 89436

Phone: (775) 425-4300
Fax: (775) 425-4340
Email: Send Message

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Additional Website:
Visit our other website

Comments:
Visit Store Manager: Michelle Gilmore; Bird Experts: Carol York & Michelle Gilmore

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We can show you how to turn your yard into a birdfeeding habitat that brings song, color and life to your home.

June High Desert Bird of the Month: Bullock's Oriole

Treat Dad to a new feeder or Advanced Pole System and save with this coupon: 

$10 OFF $50 WBU Purchase

Now thru 6/16* with coupon 

Feeders, Bird Houses, Advanced Pole Systems, Accessories, Birdbaths, Bird Food, Bird Seed and more.

 *Excludes previous purchases, gift cards and sale items. See store for details. One discount per purchase. Offer expires 06/16/2013.

 Fathers Find Their RoleMale Downy Woodpecker with Juvenile
for Raising Young Birds

This month, your yard will become home to a new generation of birds.  But as you're watching fledglings chase their parents, beg for food and learn the necessary skills to survive their new world, look for the presence, or absence, of father birds.

Adult male birds' roles in raising their young differ greatly from one species to another.  For example, male hummingbirds do nothing to help raise the young, their only contribution is to mate with the female. Chickadee and nuthatch males feed their mates while they are incubating and brooding, but both adults feed the young.

The Bird Father of the Year Award goes to the Downy Woodpecker. Though they share daytime nest duties with their female counterparts, only males incubate and brood at night and roost in the nest until their offspring fledge.  Downy males will also help feed the young after they leave the nest and assist in leading them to food sources such as backyard bird feeders.

Help your birds with high-protein foods like mealworms, peanuts, Jim's Birdacious® Bark Butter® and suet.  These energy-packed foods will entice your birds and their young back to your yard. The young birds will learn the location of your bird food and begin to make return trips on their own.

Stop by the store today and ask our birding experts which foods and feeders are best for bird dads this season.

Jacque Lowery, Manager

Wild Birds Unlimited at Moana Nursery 

 

Father's Day Bird Fun Facts

Stop by the store today and ask our Certified Birdfeeding Specialists which foods and feeders are best for bird dads this season. Here are some fun facts about feathered fathers!

Downey WoodpeckerFather-of-the-Year Award

The Father-of-the-Year Award goes to the Downy Woodpecker. Though they share daytime nest duties with their mate, only the fathers incubate and brood at night and they roost in the nest until their offspring fledge.

Proud Provider

Chickadee and nuthatch dads feed Mom while she incubates and broods the eggs. Dad also helps feed the young once they have hatched.

Dad’s Favorite Diner

Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch dads like to take the family out to eat. When the young brood fledges from the nest, Dad leads them to great food sources as well as teaches them how to use his favorite backyard bird feeders.

Sharp Dressed Man

Ladies love a sharp-dressed man, even in the bird world. Only the most colorful, sharp-dressed House Finch and goldfinch males are preferred by their female counterparts. Carotenoids, a pigment found in foods that create red, orange and yellow to violet colors in feathers, help a potential dad communicate his reproductive fitness via a vibrant and bright plumage. It also shows females that he can be a good family provider knowing where to find quality food and lots of it.

It’s Good to be King

The White-breasted Nuthatch male gets a special protection detail. His mate is the "watchdog," protecting her man from trouble, leaving him more time to concentrate on hunting for food. She rarely strays far from him and stays in constant vocal contact when more than a few yards apart.

On-the-Job Training

Pygmy and Brown-headed Nuthatches provide future dads with on-the-job training. A third of all breeding pairs of Pygmy Nuthatches have one to three male helpers, usually their own offspring or other relatives. Between 20-60% of breeding Brown-headed Nuthatch pairs have at least one helper. These helpers, which could be future moms too, assist in feeding the incubating female, the nestlings and the young fledglings.

Tool Time

Dads dig tools. Nuthatches, males and females, are one of the few species of birds known to use "tools." The White-breasted Nuthatch has been known to use certain beetles as a tool by crushing ones that are stinky and sweeping them in and around their nest site to deter squirrels from their eggs and young. The Brown-headed Nuthatch will take a loose flake of pine bark in its bill and use it to pry up other scales of bark in search of prey.

He’s a Rock Star

Adult male Song Sparrows love to perform. They sing about six to twenty different melodies every eight seconds and may average over 2,300 songs during an entire day. The larger their repertoire of songs, the more successful they are in attracting a mate and in holding their territories.

A Family Man

Mourning Dove dads love to raise families. They may have up to six clutches per year, usually with two eggs per clutch. This is the most of any North American bird, most likely due to the fact that the average life span for an adult Mourning Dove is 1 ½ years.

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

The male Northern Cardinal 'kisses' his mate during courtship. He feeds her seeds while courting her and it appears they are kissing.

WBU Hummingbird Feeders

Get the attention of one of nature's most mesmerizing creatures with our WBU Hummingbird Feeders. These specially designed feeders have a built-in ant moat that keeps bugs out, and feeding ports that prevent rain water from diluting the nectar solution.

They are easy to hang or pole-mount and easy to clean (it's top shelf dishwasher safe). These feeders are backed with a lifetime guarantee.

 

Local Wild Birds Newsletter can be seen here along with Moana Nursery's High Desert Gardener Newsletter

Announcing Moana Nursery's New Birthday Club - - beginning in 2013

Easy to join - - just give us your birthday month and you'll receive a birthday gift from Moana Nursery during your special month.  Sign up at any location.  If you're already a Rewards Member, just ask the cashier to add your birth month to your account.

 

Why Moana Nursery is also Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shops

A landscape or garden is not complete until Wild Birds are present ... we call it birdscaping!  Welcome to Moana Nursery's newest feature ... a Wild Birds Unlimited store-within-a-store at all three locations.  Please visit to see why backyard birdfeeding is the #2 hobby in America!

We are determined to give you the best backyard birdfeeding experience possible. At Wild Birds Unlimited®, our Certified Birdfeeding Specialists™ are trained to show you how to turn your yard into a birdfeeding habitat that not only brings song, color and life to your home, but also benefits the wild birds and the environment in your area.

 WBU isn’t just about selling birdfeeders and birdseed. We pride ourselves on being able to give you the most accurate information and knowledge about your local birds.  Home of the Best Birdfood in TownBased on more than 25 years of research and experience, our products have been designed to be the highest quality birdfeeders and birdfeeding equipment on the market today. We’re so confident about our designs that many of our products carry a lifetime guarantee.

We’re not only proud of our feeders though. We also have the freshest birdseed in town, and we can prove it. Our exclusive regional blends aren’t just fresh; they’re specially formulated from 100% edible seed that the birds in your backyard will love.

 It is our goal for you to have the best possible experience from your birdfeeding hobby. Backyard birdfeeding is the most relaxing, fulfilling, educational and exciting hobby that anyone, young or old, can enjoy.

At Wild Birds Unlimited, we aren’t just a birdseed store. We are Your Backyard Birdfeeding Specialist®, here to help bring you, your family and nature together.  And, we are inside the voted-best garden center nursery's three locations in Sparks & Reno, Nevada.  Visit us (and learn more at www.moananursery.com). 

See and learn more on our pages menu listed in the upper left of this homepage.  Questions?  Please ask us at customerservice@moananursery.com.