Help Ottawa’s Birds
Found a bird?
If you find an injured bird, please act immediately. Injured birds are vulnerable to predators and other threats. With your help, we can rescue and…
Cats and Birds
This page describes the relationship between wild birds and domestic cats in Ottawa. Please click the buttons below to learn more and access resources for…
Bird-Friendly Buildings
Collisions with windows and railings are a major direct source of bird deaths, killing an estimated 250,000 birds in Ottawa and one billion in North…
Light Pollution
Artificial light at night is a risk to bird safety and a harmful form of environmental pollution. High amounts of light pollution increase the risk…
Bird-Friendly Landscaping
Urban gardens provide food and resting spots for many migratory birds and offer safe nest sites for others. Habitat loss is one of the most…
Safe Bird Feeding
If you enjoy feeding and watching birds, then you probably want to do as much as you can to ensure the birds’ overall health and…
Pest management
Many birds are natural pest managers. Birds like swifts and swallows eat bugs and mosquitos. Owls and raptors eat mice and small rodents. Rat poison,…
Bird Friendly Coffee
If you are a coffee drinker, look for bird and environmentally friendly coffee. Many of our migrant birds pass through coffee-growing countries. Purchasing coffee grown…
