It’s that time again for our yearly sale of birdseed! Chicago Audubon is excited to provide you with a variety of high quality seed mixes – better for your birds than you will find at grocery, pet, or discount stores. Also, forty percent of the total purchase price is tax deductible! Not only is this higher quality seed excellent for the birds, the proceeds from the sale are a very important source of support for our ongoing community engagement efforts and conservation projects. If you have never ordered seed this way before, please consider joining us this year—it’s great for the birds!
We offer premium seed mixes, black sunflower seeds (cardinals love these), cracked corn, white priso millet, safflower seeds, nyjer seeds (finches love!), peanut pieces, suet cakes, and more!
How does this work? There are 3 ways to place your order: Online, by mail or by phone.
By Mail
Fill out the order form, then mail the completed form to us at the address printed on the form. Please do not mail cash and be certain that all of your contact information is on the form whether you are enclosing a check or filling in your charge card information. Please make a copy of it first for your records as a precaution.
By Phone
Call our office at 773-539-6793. Use the online or mail-in form for reference. Have your credit card handy. If you get the voicemail when you call, leave a message with your name and phone number and the Administrator will return your call as soon as possible.
Important
Order Deadline: October 7 extended til October 11 for online orders only. Pickup is October 23 9 till noon.
Remember to indicate your pickup location preference so that we know where to have your seed delivered, and include a contact phone number —which is also very important.
Pick-Up Locations - see below
As a courtesy, everyone who has placed an order will be called a few days in advance of the pickup date to remind you of the upcoming date and time.
If you are unable to pick up your order on October 23, please make arrangements for someone to pick it up for you and be sure that they know to be at your chosen pickup location before noon on October 23 - this is very important. Please be sure to give a copy of your order to that person.
If you have any questions about the ordering procedure, please call our office (773- 539-6793). We look forward to seeing you there! Remember, the deadline for ordering is October 7 - October 11 for online orders only.
Pickup Locations
Nature House, 3100 West Grand Ave., Chicago. Nature House is one block north of Chicago Ave. and one block east of Kedzie Ave. Go to the loading area behind the building. If you have problems locating this address, call Lindsay at 708-334-6820.
Good Earth Greenhouse & Café, 7900 West Madison St., River Forest. If there is an emergency or you need directions, call Judy at 847-962-7868.
We wish to extend many, many thanks to both Good Earth and to Nature House for hosting our pickup days again this year.
Volunteers! Come hang with us, it’s fun! We could not do this without volunteers helping us organize and distribute bags of birdseed on pickup day at both the Chicago and the River Forest locations. Volunteers are welcome for all or part of the morning, beginning at 8:00 a.m. to noon (buyers arrive between 9:00 a.m. and noon).
If you are able to help us out, please email us at cas@chicagoaudubon.org or call our office by October 14 at 773-539-6793. You do not have to place an order to be a volunteer. Remember, without volunteers this sale would not be possible!
If you have any questions about the sale, call our office (773- 539-6793).
We look forward to seeing you at the pick up!
Black-Capped Chickadee, Photo by Pawel Los