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PIBO Fundraising Dinner 2018

Tickets for our most exclusive fundraising event of the year are now available, and we hope you will join us for this memorable event. Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver, the daughter of Malaysian-Chinese immigrants to Canada. Her most recent novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, about art, music and revolution in 20th century China, won the 2016 […]

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We’re hiring a summer student

Avian Field Assistant (student position) Anticipated start date: May 1st, 2018 Anticipated end date: July 3rd, 2018 Hourly wage: $14.00 Location: Pelee Island Ontario Job Description:  PIBO’s Field Assistant (FA) will carry-out constant-effort mist netting and bird banding every morning during their two-month stay on Pelee Island. Depending on experience, the FA will help conduct

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New spring event

  Spring is a busy time for us and for the migratory birds. To celebrate its arrival, PIBO is hosting a new event this year. On March 24th (the first Saturday of spring) at 7 PM join us for an evening of classical music. In collaboration with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and the Capitol Theater, “A Night

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Migration Summary May 1st-15th, 2017

The overcast and unsettled weather from the end of April continued into the beginning of May, severely curtailing PIBO’s mist netting efforts. The wind, meanwhile, seemed to come from every direction but south, creating challenging conditions for the migratory songbirds. The arrival of warbler species such as the Magnolia and Chestnut-Sided Warbler seemed to be

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Migration Summary May 31st- June 10th, 2016

Assorted water birds at Fish Point                                                                Photo: Garth Casbourn The days are getting longer, and the mornings ever earlier, while all the woods expand. Though we are still a week and a half from the solstice, we’ve been experiencing some very warm and muggy weather, and occasional thunder showers, small harbingers of the electrical perturbations

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