Amir Khela runs Lakeshore Bird Care out of a quiet boarding room in Burlington, about 7 minutes from most Downtown Burlington addresses. Fifty dollars per cage for the whole trip — any length from 3 to 21 nights, same price. Up to three small birds share one cage. No per-bird fees, no photo package add-ons, no weekend premiums, no long drives to Oakville or Mississauga for a boutique avian boarder.
Same price for Downtown Burlington residents as for everyone else in Burlington. No zone surcharges. No travel fee inside the city. No holiday premiums. The Trip Flat Rate is the cheapest option for any stay 5 nights or longer.
Downtown Burlington is the lakefront core — Spencer Smith Park, Brant Street, Lakeshore Road running east and west, a mix of condo towers and older townhouses. It is the part of Burlington where a lot of bird owners live in smaller spaces, keep a single budgie or cockatiel, and need a boarding option that does not make them drive forty-five minutes into a suburb. Amir is about seven minutes north of the waterfront, which is basically the entire point.
The short version of why Downtown Burlington bird owners end up at Amir's room: short drive, trip-flat rate, small-bird expertise, no sales pitch. You send the dates through the form, you drop the cage off, you pick it up when you are back. The whole trip costs fifty dollars. Same price whether you are gone for a long weekend or three weeks. No surprises.
“I live in a condo off Brant Street and my green-cheek conure is a full room-mate situation. Amir is seven minutes up the hill. I asked very specifically about out-of-cage time before booking, he told me straight up that he does not do it, and I booked anyway because the flat fifty-dollar trip rate was worth it and my bird can chill in her cage for a long weekend. Came home to a happy bird and a fifty-dollar total, flat, end of conversation. Done.”
— Gary F., Downtown Burlington resident, a small green-cheek conure
Same three budgies in the same cage. Same 7-minute drive for Downtown Burlington residents. Different boarder.
Forty-five dollars per bird per night at a typical GTA avian boarder. Plus the enrichment fee. Plus the photo update package. Plus the holiday surcharge if your trip lands on a long weekend.
Fifty dollars per cage, flat, for the whole trip. Three budgies share one cage. Any length 3-21 nights. No add-ons. No photo package. No holiday surcharge. Total at pickup: fifty dollars flat.
Premium boarder: $2,835 · Amir: still $50
Every extra night past the 7-night snapshot above is free at Amir's. The Downtown Burlington drive time does not change either. The gap at 21 nights is $2,785.
