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Bird boarding for Burlington bird owners

Burlington shares a corridor with our Mississauga house, so the drive is one continuous run: Lakeshore to the QEW, the 407 (tolled) and the 403, about 34 minutes without traffic, and a stop with us adds only about four minutes on the way to Pearson.

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Burlington to our door

Lakeshore Road
Queen Elizabeth Way
Highway 407
Highway 403

34 min · 41 km

Bird vets nearest Burlington

Burloak Animal Hospital is close: about 10 km from central Burlington, just across the Oakville line on Lakeshore Road West, and open weekdays until 8 and Saturdays until 5. The next nearest on our list are both in Mississauga, Southdown Animal Clinic and Glen Erin Animal Hospital, each a little under 30 km.

Only In Burlington

The Swans Of LaSalle

Every winter, Trumpeter Swans settle along the LaSalle Park shoreline from December to March, before flying north to nest. It is a true comeback story: in 1993 a swan named Pig Pen became the first wild Trumpeter to nest in Ontario in over 200 years.

100–200Trumpeter Swans on the LaSalle shore each winter
2,000+in Ontario today, a population now self-sustaining
2023the December the swan became Burlington's official City Bird

Burlington was Canada's seventh Bird Friendly City, and it expects the same care for the bird on your perch. When you travel, yours stays with us, and the swans keep the lake company until you are back.

Sources: City of Burlington: Bird Friendly City · Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington: City Bird · RBG: Hendrie Valley

Bird-Friendly Places Near Burlington

When A Bird Needs Help

City animal servicesCity of Burlington Animal Shelter
Takes in lost birds as well as dogs and cats: the first call if a Burlington bird gets out.
Humane societyBurlington Humane Society
Lost-and-found help, microchip clinics and pet first-aid courses.
740 Griffith Court
SPCAHamilton/Burlington SPCA
The animal-welfare charity that has covered Burlington since 1887.
245 Dartnall Road, Hamilton

Where To See Wild Birds

Marsh sanctuaryRBG Hendrie Valley Sanctuary
A 60-hectare river-mouth marsh and 4.5 km of trails, with Virginia rails and wood ducks.
Cherry Hill Gate, 1131 Plains Rd W