Global Bird Rescue

TFN will be joining with FLAP Canada and conservation groups from around the world in the Global Bird Rescue (GBR), September 30 to October 6. This important international initiative aims to raise awareness about bird building collisions, and bring communities together to search for fallen birds in their neighbourhood, thus increasing their chances for a successful rehabilitation/release.

To learn more about the Global Bird Rescue please visit globalbirdrescue.org

TFN members are welcome to join our GBR Team by doing the following:

  1. Visit http://birdmapper.org/app/ and click the “Register” link to get the short form you need to fill out. All in all registration takes about 60 seconds.
  2. Send your GBR username to president@torontofieldnaturalists.org. It will be sent on to FLAP Canada who will add you to the TFN Team.
  3. Between Sept 30 and Oct 6, go out check for injured birds around nearby buildings. If you find any birds, “Report a Collision” via the Global Bird Collision Mapper on your mobile device or later on from your home computer. If you find a bird in need of help, please reach out to Toronto Wildlife Centre or a rescue organization of your choice.

Complete instructions on how to use the Global Bird Collision Mapper are available on birdsafe.ca

Toronto Field Naturalists wishes to acknowledge this Land through which we walk. For thousands of years, the Land has been shared by the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe. Toronto is situated on the Land within the Toronto Purchase, Treaty 13, the traditional and treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is also part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum, a covenant agreement between Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Wendat peoples and allied nations to peaceably share the land and all its resources. Today, the Land is home to peoples of numerous nations. We are all grateful to have the opportunity to continue to care for and share the beauty of this Land.