{"id":18609,"date":"2021-02-10T11:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/?page_id=18609"},"modified":"2022-07-04T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T22:17:11","slug":"bird-friendly-windsor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach\/bird-friendly-windsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Friendly Windsor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18609\" class=\"elementor elementor-18609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b316a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b316a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f8c0\" data-id=\"eb3f8c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4f430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc4f430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"EZ Wawi family, winners of the PIBO Bird-Safe Window Contest\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc0MDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9waWJvLmNhXC9lblwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvYmlyZC1zYWZlLXdpbmRvdy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27402\" alt=\"EZ Wawi family, winners of the PIBO Bird-Safe Window Contest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window-600x433.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window-750x542.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-safe-window-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6a120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6a120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EZ Wawi family, winners of the PIBO Bird-Safe Window Contest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f2a2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f2a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdf1772\" data-id=\"cdf1772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84fdd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a84fdd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bird Friendly Windsor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0442bf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0442bf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67510ca\" data-id=\"67510ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f174fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f174fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019, Nature Canada signed an agreement with Environment and Climate Change Canada to certify 30 Canadian centres as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/defend-nature\/how-you-help-us-take-action\/bfc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird Friendly Cities<\/a>\u201d by May 14, 2022\u2014 this year\u2019s World Migratory Bird Day.<\/p><p>With almost 82 percent of Canada\u2019s population living in urban centres\u2014compared to less than 20 percent a century ago\u2014it\u2019s clearly time to address the threats a city poses to birds\u2014loss of habitat and food sources, the perils of domestic cats, reflective windows in daytime, and office buildings that leave their lights on all night. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/getting-involved\/helping-birds\/\">How YOU Can Help Birds<\/a>)<\/p><p>To be certified as a Bird Friendly City, a community has to meet certain criteria and show they are honestly and vigorously working to improve the lives of wild birds there. Nature Canada\u2019s certification process provides a clear standard that tells a city what exactly it needs to do to make its urban environment safe for birds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b47d0ed\" data-id=\"b47d0ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3240c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c3240c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Charlie - Cardinal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQxOTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9waWJvLmNhXC9lblwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDZcL0NoYXJsaWUtQ2FyZGluYWwuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24199\" alt=\"Charlie - Cardinal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal.jpg 1402w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-600x876.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-750x1096.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-1052x1536.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Charlie-Cardinal-1320x1928.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1402px) 100vw, 1402px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519caf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519caf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cardinal by Charlie Kearns, age 10, in the PIBO art contest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a57ea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a57ea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ebdc7\" data-id=\"f4ebdc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7520c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7520c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Our Cardinal Family by Grayson Candido age 6\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQyMDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9waWJvLmNhXC9lblwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDZcL091ci1DYXJkaW5hbC1GYW1pbHktYnktR3JheXNvbi1DYW5kaWRvLWFnZS02LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2127\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24202\" alt=\"Our Cardinal Family by Grayson Candido age 6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-scaled.jpg 2127w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-600x722.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-750x903.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-1276x1536.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-1702x2048.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Our-Cardinal-Family-by-Grayson-Candido-age-6-1320x1588.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2127px) 100vw, 2127px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82fb74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82fb74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our\u00a0Cardinal\u00a0Family by\u00a0Grayson\u00a0Candido,\u00a0age\u00a06, PIBO children\u2019s art contest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-919e09f\" data-id=\"919e09f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaf380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeaf380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Nature Canada, the most important elements of a Bird Friendly City are:<\/p><ul><li>Reducing human-related threats to birds<\/li><li>Habitat protection, restoration, and climate resiliency<\/li><li>Community outreach\/education<\/li><\/ul><p>There are three levels of Bird Friendly City status. \u201cEntry status,\u201d the minimum standard, means a city has achieved 50 percent of the possible points within each category. \u201cIntermediate status\u201d is attained when a city reaches 65 to 80 percent of possible points, and \u201cHigh status\u201d is above 80 percent. All the cities and towns that meet the standards have some common elements that show both public and political will, such as hosting a World Migratory Bird Day event, bringing together a Bird Team, and promoting Bird Friendly City status on the municipal website. \u00a0<\/p><p>Achieving certification announces to the world that a city is acting progressively to help birds and reverse the perilous decline in bird populations.<em>\u00a0<\/em>In the past three years, Nature Canada has certified sixteen communities as Bird Friendly Cities, including Vancouver, BC (Intermediate), Calgary, Alberta (Entry), Regina, Saskatchewan (Entry), London, Ontario (High), Toronto (High) and Windsor (Intermediate).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52e58b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52e58b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddfc8c3\" data-id=\"ddfc8c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583b3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583b3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PIBO, led by Suzanne Friemann, has been working hard with a small committee of staff and volunteers to put Windsor, Ontario, on the Bird Friendly City map. We have taken bird education into public libraries and indigenous and special-needs schools through <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach#backpacks\">Backpacks for Birders<\/a> and sponsored a <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach\/bird-friendly-windsor\/bird-art-contest\/\">bird art contest<\/a>\u00a0 and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach\/bird-friendly-windsor\/bird-photo-contest\/\">bird photography contest<\/a>. Although many of the criteria for earning the Bird Friendly City designation relate to a city\u2019s management of public land, we took the opportunity to survey Windsor landscapers about their bird-friendly practices. Over the past year alone, PIBO has hosted ten events, including two owling nights at the Ojibway Nature, a bird-safe window contest, a webinar with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rwD_wOMkbE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local native plant woman, Laura Foy<\/a>, and another on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hPmbM-AuXQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birds and gardens<\/a>, and on August 31, 2021, we hosted an online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4PN6tyjWhlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird Friendly Cities Panel discussion<\/a> with Jennifer Nantais, PIBO&#8217;s 2021 Urban Bird Coordinator; Brendon Samuels, from London&#8217;s Bird Team; Sara Jordan-McLachlan from Calgary&#8217;s Bird Team; Andres Jimenez Monge from Birds Canada; and moderator, Ian Davidson of BirdLife International.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 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src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27727\" alt=\"Margaret Atwood and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Margaret-Atwood-and-Mayor-Drew-Wilkens-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc620f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc620f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margaret Atwood and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc2c047\" data-id=\"cc2c047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36cb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36cb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clearly, PIBO has been a driving force in the campaign to get Windsor accredited as a Bird Friendly City. As well as planning and hosting events, we promote bird awareness and habitat protection through five different <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach\/bird-friendly-windsor\/windsor-birding-checklists\/\">bird checklists for Windsor and Essex County<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>developed in 2021, and awareness programs such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach\/bird-friendly-windsor\/landscaper-survey\/\">Survey for Landscapers on Bird-Friendly Gardening.<\/a> We produced a series of videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M3nSayNPNPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">window bird collisions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQj4DqRuCJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to assess the windows of your house<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/getting-involved\/helping-birds#windows\">how to prevent collisions<\/a>.\u00a0 We initiated the <a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/projects-outreach#bipoc\">Birds to BIPOC<\/a> program in 2022, and will host another World Migratory Bird Day in May.<\/p><p>In a 53-page Bird Friendly City application for Windsor certification, Bird Team Windsor, lead by PIBO, details what the city and its citizens\u2014and PIBO!\u2014are doing to raise awareness and provide for birds in each of Nature Canada\u2019s categories. In a meeting with Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens on May 5 of this year, PIBO board members Margaret Atwood and Merilyn Simonds and PIBO executive director Suzanne Friemann outlined our proposal and won the mayor\u2019s full support. \u201cI\u2019m happy to endorse PIBO\u2019s application to make Windsor a Bird Friendly City,\u201d said Mayor Dilkens. Written support from the City is one of the key requirements for certification by Nature Canada, and now we have it!<\/p><p>Thanks to PIBO\u2019s hard work and the support of City Hall, Nature Canada has declared Windsor to be Canada\u2019s 16<sup>th<\/sup> Bird Friendly City. \u201cThis is a major step forward for the protection of birds in this area,\u201d says PIBO Co-Chair Matthew Gibson. \u201cAnd as we have long known, what\u2019s good for birds is also good for people. 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