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We want to equip you with the knowledge and information you need to support our bird-safe mission, and to connect, learn and act with us in keeping homes, schools, workplaces and communities safe for birds.
Useful Links & Resources
North American Network of FLAP-like Programs
- Lights Out Baltimore
- Lights Out Boston
- Lights Out Chicago
- Chicago Bird Collision Monitors
- Safe Passage Great Lakes (Detroit)
- Lights Out Houston
- Lights Out Indy (Indianapolis)
- Project birdsafe (Minneapolis & St. Paul)
- Project Safe Flight (New York City)
- Lights Out Portland (Oregon)
- Lights Out for birds (San Francisco)
- Lights Out DC (Washington, DC)
- WINGS: Wisconsin Night Guardians for Songbirds
Canada Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
- Canada Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Visit the Humane Society of Canada’s website to find a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in your area.
- Ontario Rehabilitation Centres
Wildlife rehabilitators in Ontario are authorized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to care for injured, sick or orphaned wildlife until they can be released back into the wild. These rehabilitators work in a range of environments, from a large facility to their own backyard.To find an authorized wildlife rehabilitator in Ontario, please view the Wildlife Rehabilitators List.
Bird-Collision Deterrent Technologies
Please refer to birdsafe.ca for technologies and vendors.
How Climate Change is Affecting Migratory Birds
Link to: Bird Protection: Canadian Legislation 
Bird Protection
There is Canadian Legislation in place to protect migratory birds across the country.
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Downloads
- An Analysis of Collision Migration Effectiveness (2018)
- BirdSafe® Building Standard for (Canada) Federal Government Buildings (2018)
- Reducing Bird Collisions with Buildings and Building Glass Best Practices, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (2016)
- FLAP Canada Bird Species List (2020)
- Window collisions by migratory bird species: urban geographical patterns and habitat associations (2015)
- A First Estimate for Canada of the Number of Birds Killed by Colliding with Building Windows (2013)
- FLAP Canada Brochure (2013)
- Common birds of Toronto FLAP Canada Brochure (2009)
- Effects of Light Reduction on Collision of Migratory birds (2002)
- The Hazards of Lighted Structures and Windows to Migratory birds (1996)
Guidelines & Standards
Listed here are the most in-depth and widely referenced guidelines and standards for bird deterrants in North America. For more information, visit birdsafe.ca.
Canada
United States
San Francisco, California
San José, California
Portland, Oregon
Audubon, Minnesota
US Green Building Council
State of California
State of New York
American Bird Conservancy and New York City Audubon
Swiss Ornithological Institute
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Urban Bird Treaty