NEW Phone Hours: Our phone lines are answered daily between 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. You can reach us at 613-216-8999 Safe Wings Ottawa and our dedicated volunteers […]
There’s been a lot of attention on a situation that occurred last week in Kanata. A man provoked a goose to get out of its nest, located in a planter at a mall. A recently hatched gosling followed its parent, but then the man stomped on the gosling, killing it. It’s a very sad and horrific situation, regardless of the man’s reasons or situation, and the police have addressed it. […]
Join us March 14th at the Canadian Museum of Nature (free admission after 5PM – all ages welcome) to see our breath-taking bird display, learn more about how to prevent bird window collisions and what you can do to help! (More details coming soon)
This year we are celebrating our 10th year of rescuing birds from window collisions! Come celebrate with us at our Annual Bird Display at the Canadian Museum of Nature on March 14th.
On May 13, 2023, the world will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. This year’s theme highlights the importance of water for migratory birds. Safe Wings Ottawa is planning several events on May 13th to celebrate the day and raise awareness about how the public can help birds in Ottawa Sandy Hill ECO Fair – Strathcona Park (25 Range Rd) 10:00 – 14:00 Safe Wings will join eco-friendly organizations sharing information […]
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 […]
The following excerpt is taken from Michelle Christy of Bird-Safe Campus, who is currently studying Environmental Science at uOttawa: “The focus of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 2 years has been—and rightfully so—the state of healthcare systems across the globe. But among all the negative effects that have come from COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions, researchers at the University of Manitoba have taken an interest in potential positive impacts […]
In July 2022, volunteers of the University of Ottawa Bird-Safe Campus team installed a mural on 18 glass panels at the passerelle linking the SITE and CBY buildings at 800 King Edward Ave., in hopes of reducing the number of bird-related collisions, injuries, and deaths as a result of glass structures on campus. The Bird-Safe Campus team, led by social science student Ryan Wong, used data dating back to 2014 […]
As a biology student at the University of Ottawa, I had the opportunity to volunteer through my conservation biology course. Several choices were offered to me, but I chose to join the Bird-Safe Campus team. I was immediately interested in joining this team due to the fact that we were going to undertake projects that will aim to raise people’s awareness of the environment and to promote the protection of […]
