Meet our Flock!

Sandy, Owner

It's no secret that my love for birds and bird watching had grown over the past several years. The Christmas before I bought the store, I was gifted anything and everything birds. So, maybe it doesn't come as a surprise that a year later I became the proud new owner of my favorite store, Wild Birds Unlimited of Lexington. 

I was born in Quantico, VA and moved a lot throughout my childhood to the Marine bases my father was stationed at. I graduated from University South Carolina with a degree in Accounting and have lived here ever since. I have worked as an accountant for the past 30+ years.

After a series of events, I was inspired to get up from behind the desk to work every day with what I'm most passionate about.

Lexington is where we have called home for many years. My husband, Jesse, and I have been able to watch the town of Lexington grow over the past years and are proud to now be local business owners. Please stop in and introduce yourself no matter if you are new to birding or a long-time watcher.  

We love our wonderful customers!

 

 

Christine, Sales Associate

My name is Christine Barner and I have lived in SC since 2014 and worked at Wildbirds Unlimited since 2015. I have had a love for birds for as long as I can remember and I enjoy taking photographs of them any chance I get. I recently completed my journey to visit all 47 states parks in SC and really enjoyed seeing many species of birds along the way. It's so exciting to see a bird I've never seen before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jesse, Owner 

Jesse retired in 2019 after working in civil engineering and real estate, to help full-time in the store. His hobbies include hiking, kayaking, camping, fly fishing, music, bike riding, and of course, bird watching!

 My name is Mark McDermet. My wife, Debbie, and I moved to South Carolina almost 30 years ago. We moved to Lexington in 2005. Not long after I started taking an interest in birds. Beginning in 2007, I became a regular customer of Wild Birds Unlimited in Lexington. I always loved the “feel” of going into the store. I retired from public education in June 2020. In those latter years of working as an elementary school assistant principal whenever I would come into my favorite store (Wild Birds Unlimited – of course!) I would tell the owners, “When I retire, I would love to come and work here.” Well, on July 5th of 2021 my new journey began. I love the experience of being a part of the WBU “flock”. This new experience is greatly enhancing my love for bird watching and bird caretaking.