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Local Focus: Sharie Versluis and our Urban Bird Population

Sharie Versluis owns Preferred Perch, a source for quality wild bird products. She has a passion for the safety and well being of our wild birds. Some topics some covered:

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  • Grow native grasses and trees & eat organic,
  • Keep cats Indoors,
  • Decals on windows,
  • Moratorium on thousands of chemicals including flame retardants,
  • Lawn chemicals, farm & home synth fertilizers.
  • Avoid feeding birds toxic seed, food colouring & bread.
  • The issue with the loss of birds is bigger than turbines, yet turbines may be the last straw for the few birds we have left.
  • A cry & plea to modify city building codes. There are glass technologies for office building which can help reduce the birds hitting the buildings. Apply strict guidelines on architectural glass manufacturers.