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Bird boarding for Richmond Hill bird owners

From Richmond Hill you come down Yonge Street to the 407, which is tolled, across to the 400 and onto the 401, finishing in Mississauga: about 38 minutes without traffic. If you are flying, a drop-off here first adds about 14 minutes to the run to Pearson.

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Richmond Hill to our door

Yonge Street
Highway 407
Highway 400
Highway 401

38 min · 42.6 km

Bird vets nearest Richmond Hill

For an emergency, help is about 24 km north in Newmarket, where 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital on Harry Walker Parkway provides emergency and critical care for birds and other exotics 24 hours a day. For an ordinary visit, The Links Road Animal & Bird Clinic in Toronto is about 26 km down Yonge and is open on Saturdays until 2pm.

Only In Richmond Hill

The Heron Flies South. Your Parrot Doesn't Have To.

In 2024 Richmond Hill voted for an official city bird, and the Great Blue Heron won. Almost a metre tall, it stands still at the edge of Newberry Park, Richmond Green and Rumble Pond, waiting for a fish. When the water starts to freeze, it flies south.

115+wild bird species live in this certified Bird Friendly City
No. 1Lake Wilcox is the largest kettle lake on the Oak Ridges Moraine
3rivers start inside its borders: the Humber, the Rouge and the Don

Your parrot, budgie or cockatiel has no migration in it. Its trip is shorter: south on Yonge, along the 407 and into a warm home full of birds until you are back.

Sources: City of Richmond Hill: Birds · City of Richmond Hill: Lake Wilcox · Streams, Rivers And Lakes

Bird-Friendly Places Near Richmond Hill

When A Bird Needs Help

City animal servicesRichmond Hill Animal Services
Since 2019 Vaughan Animal Services handles the city's lost pets, shelter and 24/7 emergency calls.
Wildlife rescueToronto Wildlife Centre
For a wild bird that is hurt, orphaned or has flown into a window.

Where To See Wild Birds

Kettle lakeLake Wilcox
A Fish and Wildlife Refuge on the shore, at the headwaters of the East Humber.
Oak Ridges
City parkRichmond Green Sports Centre and Park
The city's largest park, and one of its spots for the Great Blue Heron.
1300 Elgin Mills Road East