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Found a Wild Bird That Needs Help?

The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, exclusively dedicated to wild birds.

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Please call the Centre if you have found an injured wild bird

613-854-2849 first, before bringing a bird to our facility so that we can properly triage your specific case. 

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Hours of operation: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM seven days a week, including holidays. 

PHONE:

(613) 854-2849

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 11159 STN "H"

Nepean, ON  K2H 7T9

Location:

Please call the Centre at 613-854-2849 before bringing a bird to our facility so that we can properly triage your specific case.

C-822 Cedarview Road, Nepean, ON

*Avian Influenza Precautions

The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre recognizes that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to spread amongst global wild bird populations including in Ontario. We continue to operate in accordance with government guidelines for wildlife rehabilitation facilities with enhanced biosecurity measures. 

• We ARE accepting injured, sick or orphaned songbirds and raptors, and some aquatic birds, but each case is triaged over the phone first.
• We ARE accepting Wood Ducklings and Mergansers. See our limitations page for identification: Waterfowl ID.
• We ARE NOT able to accept certain types ducks, geese, or swans at this time. Call us for further assistance.
• We ARE asking that you please call us if you have found a young duckling or goose for further advice.
• We ARE asking the public to refrain from rescuing or dropping off ANY bird exhibiting HPAI symptoms (includes neurological signs such as head tilting, unbalanced/uncoordinated, discharge from eyes/nose/mouth, respiratory distress sounds or found near other dead birds).

Please refrain from rescuing or dropping off ANY bird exhibiting HPAI symptoms (see our  HPAI section for details). 

If you encounter a sick or dead wild bird, please contact the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative by phone (866-673-4781) or report online: https://cwhc.wildlifesubmissions.org

Contact Us - Non Emergency Only

Please note that emails are for non-emergency inquiries only.

If you are inquiring about a bird emergency, please phone us.

Inquiring about a patient? Due to the high volume of inquiries, we provide updates via email only: