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City of Markham Bird-Friendly Guidelines

Published by City of Markham

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This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Overview

The City of Markham Bird-Friendly Guidelines, updated March 2026 from the 2014 first release, in two parts: Part 1, the guidelines (its pages marked draft), and Part 2, the appendices. Part 1 covers why Markham needs them, the policy context and legal protection for birds, surface treatment guidelines with treatment zones, special site conditions and treatment types such as stripes and dots, lighting treatment, and implementation with specification checklists. Part 2 holds best practices, Markham retrofit projects, existing conditions, birds in Markham, a glossary and references.

What it covers

Table of Contents
Preface
Legal Protection for Birds in Canada
1.0 Introduction
Why Markham Needs Bird-Friendly Guidelines
Policy Context
How to use the Guidelines
2.0 Surface Treatment Guidelines
Treatment Zones
Special Site Conditions
Treatment Types
Demonstration of Bird-Friendly Treatments
3.0 Lighting Treatment Guidelines
Lighting Mitigation
4.0 Implementation
Markham Bird-Friendly Specification Checklists
Retrofit and Audit of Existing Buildings
Best Practices Summary
Markham Retrofit Projects
Existing Conditions Summary
Birds in Markham
Glossary

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