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Bird boarding for Whitby bird owners

Whitby to our house in Mississauga is about 57 minutes without traffic, almost all of it the 401, which you join at Brock Street. Brooklin, at the north end of the town, adds its own run south on Highway 12 first. Flying out the same day? Coming by our house first puts roughly a quarter of an hour on the Pearson trip.

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Whitby to our door

Brock Street South
Highway 401

57 min · 71.7 km

Bird vets nearest Whitby

Whitby sits between two of the clinics on our list. Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic, about 27 km east, describes itself as a small animal, avian and exotic practice; Amherst Veterinary Hospital, about 29 km west in Scarborough, keeps weekend hours, though its pages are written mainly for cats and dogs, so check by phone that a bird can be seen.

Only In Whitby

Whitby, Where Birds Stop Over

Whitby's shoreline is a resting place for birds on the move. Thickson's Woods, old-growth white pines at the foot of Thickson Road, sits where the St. Lawrence and Mississippi flyways meet, and each spring warblers drop in to refuel. At Lynde Shores, migrating waterfowl and shorebirds rest on two protected marshes, and chickadees flit along the trail that bears their name.

329bird species recorded at Thickson's Woods
26 acresof old-growth white pine and meadow
2provincially significant marshes at Lynde Shores: Lynde Creek and Cranberry Marsh

Your parrot or budgie has no flyway to follow, but it needs what those travellers find here: a safe perch, the right food and a calm place to rest. When you head out of Whitby, that is the stopover we keep ready.

Sources: Thickson's Woods · CLOCA: Lynde Shores · Ontario Nature

Bird-Friendly Places Near Whitby

When A Bird Needs Help

Town animal servicesWhitby Animal Services Centre
Lost and found pets, adoption and animal control, Monday to Saturday.
4680 Thickson Road N
SPCAOntario SPCA Durham Region Animal Centre
Durham's SPCA centre is in Whitby, and it takes small animals as well as cats and dogs.
1505 Wentworth Street

Where To See Wild Birds

Conservation areaLynde Shores Conservation Area
5 km of trails, and a Chickadee Trail made for strollers and wheelchairs.
623 Halls Rd S
Nature reserveThickson's Woods Nature Reserve
The last old-growth white pine stand on the lake's north shore, famous for spring warblers.
Thickson Road at the Waterfront Trail