Black Bird

The Black Bird Store in Medford, OR, was founded as an army surplus store in 1965 by Lee Hobbs. The giant Black Bird in from of the store was fashioned after a 10-foot Magpie at Yard Birds, a store in Centralia, WA, owned by a friend of Lee's. Our 29-foot Black Bird was designed and built by Lee himself and was constructed of re-bar, hog wire and fiberglass. The Bird can be seen sporting a tank top and shorts for Medford's Pear Blossom Run and many other outfits and props outfit the Bird throughout the year. The store is locally owned and operated and has become southern Oregon's largest family-owned sporting goods store. Many of our staff have been with us for decades! "The Bird," as it is affectionately called, has always been known as a men's toy store, with hunting, fishing and camping being our strong points. With a large auto and hardware department and one of southern Oregon's largest selections of outdoor/work clothing, men and women alike have no reason to shop anywhere else!