Bird Mentor Bookstore

Still offering curbside pickup Only!

With our remodel still in progress, we will continue to offer curbside service only until we can invite you into a space that is fully ready and welcoming.

Call us any day 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [970-247-1438] and we'll be happy to help you find the book you're looking for! You can also place orders right here on our website 24/7.

Your safety is our top priority, and we appreciate your continued support and understanding as we navigate these strange times.

Click here to donate to our Keep Kids Reading Fund!

Welcome to Bird Mentor Bookstore Hosted by Maria's Bookshop

Maria's Bookshop is a small town independent bookstore owned by bird lover and Advanced Skills for Beginning Birders graduate Andrea Avantaggio.

In this day and age, you can buy your birding books anywhere. However, when you purchase books through this website, you are supporting a small town independent bookstore as well as helping Bird Mentor bring more of the good work we do to birders all over the world.

Founder & Course Facilitator, Kristi Dranginis.

Kristi has been studying birds for over 20 years.

In addition to teaching hundreds of people all across the country about Deep Bird Language, she has worked on Great Gull Island banding Arctic Terns, Mesa Verde National Park banding hummingbirds and participated in research of migratory song birds.

Birding Workshop April 14 and 15, 2018

Mancos, Colorado with Kristi Dranginis and Robin Wolthausen

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