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Bird boarding for Vaughan bird owners

Vaughan is almost all highway to our place in Mississauga: a minute on Highway 7, the 400 south and then the 401 west, about 26 minutes without traffic, and from Woodbridge or Maple the drive is much the same.

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Vaughan to our door

Highway 7
Highway 400
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26 min · 28.9 km

Bird vets nearest Vaughan

None of the clinics on our bird-vet list is inside Vaughan. The nearest is the Animal Hospital of High Park on Weston Road, about 16 km south and open until 8 on weeknights; The Links Road Animal & Bird Clinic, about 22 km south-east, has two vets who are members of the Association of Avian Veterinarians.

Only In Vaughan

Borrow The Binoculars, Find The Red Bird

Vaughan is a certified Bird Friendly City, and its Bird Team has been out confirming the best places to look. You don't need binoculars of your own: Vaughan Public Libraries lends a Birding Canada Backpack with binoculars, a field guide, a birding log and a free beginners' course from Birds Canada. Look for the Northern Cardinal first.

16species the Bird Team logged at Maple Nature Reserve, from Wood Thrush to Hooded Merganser
397votes made the cardinal Vaughan's favourite bird: Misko-Bineshiinh, "Red Bird" in Ojibwe
3 of 5of the confirmed birding spots where the cardinal turned up

Cardinals don't migrate, so January works as well as June. When you travel, your own bird stays with our flock in Mississauga, and the cardinals will still be here when you get home.

Sources: City of Vaughan: Bird Friendly City · Nature Canada · Vaughan Public Libraries

Bird-Friendly Places Near Vaughan

When A Bird Needs Help

City animal servicesVaughan Animal Services
Strays are posted on 24Petconnect, with a "Lost other" search for birds; officers take wildlife calls around the clock.
70 Tigi Court, Unit 47

Where To See Wild Birds

Nature reserveMaple Nature Reserve
35 hectares and a 3.2 km loop: the first spot on the Bird Team's confirmed list.
10401 Dufferin St.
Nature centreKortright Centre for Conservation
325 hectares of woodland and a Raptor Centre with peregrine falcons, hawks and owls. Some trails are closed after storm damage.
9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge

Bird People Nearby

Library loanBirding Canada Backpack
Borrow binoculars, a field guide and a birding log with a Vaughan library card.
City bird programmeVaughan Bird Friendly City
The Bird Team's five confirmed spots, the favourite-bird vote and tips for safer windows.

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