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Mayor of Ottawa Declares May 12th Migratory Birds and IBAs Day

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We are thrilled to announce the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, has acknowledged the international significance of the Lac Deschênes-Ottawa River IBA and declared May 12 Migratory Birds and Important Bird Areas Day. Deputy Mayor Steve Desroches will present the proclamation at Bird Fair, held in Ottawa’s Andrew Hayden Park on May 12, 2013.

Below you’ll find the official proclamation that Nature Canada submitted to Mayor Watson’s office and which was accepted just in time for Bird Fair!

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May 12th, 2013

WHEREAS, Ottawa boasts a rich natural heritage, including the globally significant Lac Deschênes – Ottawa River Important Bird Area (IBA), so recognized for thousands of waterbirds and waterfowl that congregate locally on the Ottawa River each spring and fall; and

WHEREAS, BirdLife International’s IBA Program in Canada is a science-based initiative to identify, conserve and monitor a network of crucial sites for migration, feeding, resting and nesting habitats of bird populations; and

WHEREAS, Nature Canada is the Canadian partner for International Migratory Bird Day, which celebrates migratory birds’ spectacular seasonal migrations;

THEREFORE, I, Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, do hereby proclaim May 12th, 2013 as Migratory Birds and IBAs Day in Ottawa and encourage residents to celebrate birds at the Lac Deschênes-Ottawa River IBA.

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Le 12 mai 2013

ATTENDU QUE la région d’Ottawa peut se vanter de son riche patrimoine naturel, notamment la Zone importante pour la conservation des oiseaux (ZICO) d’intérêt mondial du lac Deschênes, lieu de rencontre, tous les printemps et automnes, de milliers d’oiseaux aquatiques et de sauvagine sur la rivière des Outaouais; et

ATTENDU QUE le programme de ZICO au Canada de BirdLife International est une initiative scientifique visant l’identification, la conservation et la surveillance du réseau de sites de migration, d’alimentation, de repos et de nidification des populations d’oiseaux; et

ATTENDU QUE Nature Canada et le partenaire canadien de la Journée internationale des oiseaux migrateurs, laquelle célèbre les migrations saisonnières spectaculaires des oiseaux migrateurs;

PAR CONSÉQUENT, je, Jim Watson, maire de la Ville d’Ottawa, proclame par la présente le 12 mai 2013 la Journée des oiseaux migrateurs et des ZICO à Ottawa, et j’encourage les résidents à célébrer les oiseaux à la ZICO du lac Deschênes (rivière des Outaouais).

Jim Watson
Mayor / Maire

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bird fair merlin by SJ Stephen

Merlin by SJ Stephen

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