IMPORTANT Announcement

Safe Wings Ottawa's dedicated volunteers have always strived to help Ottawa's birds. Due to the increasing volume of calls, and growing number of birds needing care our limited volunteer resources are stretched beyond our capacity and we need to make changes to our operations.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Safe Wings Ottawa will be refocusing our rescue work.

Transportation Changes:

• We are no longer able to offer transportation services.
• As an alternative we recommend to ask your friends, family and post on social media.
• In some cases we can use our networks to help try to find a driver for you.

Telephone Changes:

• Voicemails can no longer be left on our telephone line.
• Our telephone hours of operation will be changing.
• Please stay tuned for more information!

Who to Contact Outside of our Hours of Operation:

• The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre provides assistance 7 days a week (including holidays) from 8am to 5pm. They can be reached at: (613)-854-2849.

Phone Hours: Our phone lines are answered daily from 6 AM-8 AM, and 5 PM-8 PM, subject to volunteer availability.

If there is no one available to take your call, please listen carefully to the instructions and follow them promptly to ensure the bird receives the necessary care as soon as possible.

Learn more

Collisions with glass kill 1 billion birds per year in North America.

Safe Wings Ottawa is an initiative of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club to reduce bird mortality from window collisions through research, prevention and rescue.

Our mission is to learn more about the extent of the problem in Ottawa, to raise awareness about the causes of window strikes, and to encourage effective solutions.

Explore our site to find out how you can help save birds, one window at a time.

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