Summer brings many orphaned ducklings and, while adorable, they take a lot of time and resources to raise from cute, cheeping fluff balls to fully fledged, flying ducks. Due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and quarantine protocols, the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Center is unable to take them in, and so, for the second year in a row, Safe Wings Ottawa is gearing up to assist as many orphaned ducklings as we […]
As you may have heard, a small group of naturalists, businesses and individuals have been working to get Ottawa certified as a Bird-Friendly City. There are some exciting changes and mandates expected with the new Migratory Bird Regulations that came in to force in June last year, and the resolutions coming out of COP15 that we will share in the coming months. But today, here are some New Year resolutions that […]
Safe Wings Ottawa has been documenting bird collisions at the University of Ottawa since 2014. Areas where we have recorded the highest bird collisions include the glass walkways, and buildings with large windows. Many birds die trying to fly through glass or glass-like structures that offer an unobstructed view of vegetation or a view of the open sky at the university. In January 2021, a new Safe Wings volunteer and […]
