Try your local nature store for some great ideas. Choose a gift that reflects the birder's favorite activities. Buy a gift certificate to a birding specialty store or bookstore. Serious birders usually have extensive libraries of bird books. A gift certificate will allow the birder to choose a book he or she may not already have.
Some birders get tired of receiving bird collectibles and welcome something more practical.
You won't want to purchase a field guide, binoculars, bird-listing software or a spotting scope for an experienced birder. These are best chosen by the person who is going to use them. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .