National Advisory

We have established a National Advisory Panel for the Bird Friendly City program to provide Nature Canada with advice and guidance to assure program excellence, rigour and innovation. Our panel members have expertise in a wide range of topics related to birds, including key human-related threats to birds, urban ecology, engagement, outreach and education, and municipal governance. Panel members represent a wide geographical coverage. We will be adding new panel members to have as broad a diversity of perspectives as we can.

Current panel members include:

• Jody Allair (Birds Canada)
• Timothy Beatley (University of Virginia)
• Amélie Faucon-Borduas (Quebec Oiseaux)
• Julie Bourque (CWS)
• Mark Butler (Nature Canada, Halifax)
• Dustin Carey (FCM)
• Ted Cheskey (chair, Nature Canada)
• Andrés Jiménez (Birds Canada)
• Michael Mesure (FLAP)
• Amy Wilson (UBC, Veterinarian)
• Rachel Buxton (Carleton University) 

National Partners

We are grateful for the support of the following organizations in the ongoing development and implementation of the Bird Friendly City program.

FLAP Canada
Feather Friendly
Quebec Oiseaux
Birds Canada
Café Avia

Local Partners

Barrie:

Nature Barrie
Simcoe County Environmental Youth Alliance
The City of Barrie 

Burlington: 

Conservation Halton
Burlington Green
Trumpeter Swan Coalition

Calgary:

Calgary Migratory Species Response Team
Nature Calgary
Calgary BiodiverCity Advisory Committee
Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Calgary Centre
Calgary Parks (City of Calgary)
Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Group
The Miistakis Institute for the Rockies

Edmonton: 

Nature Alberta
Edmonton Nature Club 

Fort Erie:

Bert Miller Nature Club 

Gatineau: 

Club des Ornithologues de l’Outaouais

Guelph:

CatsWannaBeCats.com
Guelph Bird Safe Window Initiative

Halifax:

Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Bird Society

Halton Hills: 

Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) 
Halton Hills Nature 

Hamilton:

Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge
Royal Botanical Gardens
Environment Hamilton

Hudson:

Le Nichoir

Lions Bay: 

The Village of Lions Bay
Lions Bay Bird Friendly Initiative

London: 

Nature London
London Environmental Network
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Friends of Kilally Meadows
City of London

Medicine Hat: 

Grassland Naturalists 

Oakville: 

Oakvillegreen Conservation Association

Orillia: 

Sustainable Orillia 

Ottawa: 

Ottawa Valley Wildbird Care Centre
Ottawa Field Naturalists
Safe Wings Ottawa
BirdSafe Campus – University of Ottawa

Peterborough:

Kawartha Wildlife Centre
Peterborough Field Naturalists
Camp Kawartha
Riverview Park and Zoo
GreenUP

Regina:

Nature Saskatchewan
Nature Regina

Richmond Hill: 

Blue Dot

Saanich:

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: 

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue City Council

Sarnia: 

Friends of Canatara Park 
Friends of the St. Clair River
Sarnia Environmental Advisory Committee
Lambton Wildlife Inc 
Climate Action Sarnia-Lambton 
Sarnia Sustainability Ambassadors 
Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation 

Saskatoon:

Saskatoon Nature Society

St. John’s:

Nature NL

Strathcona County: 

Beaver Hills Biosphere
Planning & Development Services, Strathcona County

Toronto:

Toronto Zoo
Toronto Field Naturalists
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto Ornithological Club
Birds Canada
Scientists in Schools
High Park Nature Centre
FLAP Canada
Ashbridge’s Bay Nature Stewards

Vancouver:

Vancouver Bird Advisory Committee
Stewardship Centre for BC

Windsor:

Pelee Island Bird Observatory

This project was undertaken with the financial support of:

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Canadian Wildlife Service
The McLean Foundation
The Gosling Foundation
Margaret Atwood