Donors, Sponsors, Members & Partners

PIBO gratefully acknowledges the support and generosity of our many members, donors, sponsors, and partners in 2023-24. With your help, PIBO is continuing its work with migratory birds and the bird life of Pelee Island, and through our educational outreach, PIBO is making a significant contribution to the preservation of local and hemispheric wild and migratory birds. To learn more about becoming a PIBO donor, member, or sponsor, contact the PIBO Executive Director at

Individual Donors

Margaret Atwood
Robert Clark
Douglas Design Studio
Alan Jette
Andrew Stewart
Anonymous

Aldan Maybank
Julia White

Margaret Atwood
Donna Hayes
Vahan and Susie Kololian
William Stewart
Jung & Katrina Wu
Anonymous

Richard Addis 
Lynn Bevan 
Martha Burns
Susan Coyne
Ian Davidson
Ian Delaney
Louise Denys
Jason Edmonds 
Deborah Egan
Jack Goodwin
Chris Guglielmo & Yoland Morbey
Sandra Gulland
Julie Jacobson
Martin Knelman
Ric McBrier
Merilyn Simonds
Dean & Peggy Singleton
Nalini Stewart
Bernadette Sulgit
Eric Young
Anonymous

Shelley Ambrose
Christine Anger

Harold Atwood 
Shirley Blumberg
Michelle Bondy 
Soharn Boyagoda
Nancy Bradshaw
Andrew Burashko 
Jim Castro
Daniel Catt
David Cole
Christine Cosby
Ford & Stephanie Crawford
Dean Cummer
Anthony Davidson
David Dawson
Donna Deegan-Smith
Kim Etherington-Reid
Charlie Foran
Kathy Gerylo 
Mathew Gibson
June Gilhespy
Deborah Goldblatt
Lennie Goodings
J. Graham
J
ean E. Granto
Charlotte Gray
Sandra Hager
Janet & Paul Heffer
Janet Irving 
Lori Karney
Theresa Kavanagh
MaryEllen Kavanaugh
Heather Kembel
David Kraus

Cherle Leachman
Pat Lenz
Linda Rice Lorenzetti
Branden Lunansky
Gary Maw
Claire McAllister

Michael MacKenzie
Beverly McDonald
Ben McNally
Barbara Milne
Martin Mittelstaedt
Mark Ngui
Adrienne Offman
Craig Offman
Mark O’Neil
Susan Page
Richard Pope
Anna Porter 
Jan Quinn
Colleen Quinn
Paul Richardson
Lewis Rich
Anne Ross
Bob Ross
Rick Salutin
Phil Sheridan
Sheldon Shoib
Ivor Simmons
Sydney Smee
Patricia Somerville
Davide Staines
Aileen Stewart 
Robert H Thomson
Helene Thys
Kathryn Tiessen
Rick & Carol Tomalty
Daniel Turko
Chris Van Cryenest
Donna Waspe
Jeffry Weisman
D.V. Weseloh
Cynthia Wheatley 
Martha Wilder
Randy Wilson
Michael Young
Anonymous

Birds of a Feather

We proudly launched our Birds of a Feather Membership campaign in April, 2024.

Sustaining Members

Margaret Atwood, in memory of Graeme Gibson

Supporting Members

Lorna Crozier
Deborah Egan
Leib Lurie
Susan Page

Lynn Baker
Janet Bayley
Danny Catt
Ardith Ekdahl
CarricDesign
Richard Peddie
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Martha Watson

John Ambrose
Sarah Brown
Steve Burrows
Justin Connidis
Cynthia Dunlavy
Wayne Grady
Anna Hartle
Julian Hawkins
Patricia Jaeger
Heather Kembel
David Kraus
Carol Mackenzie
Grant Munroe
Mark Peck
Pure Pelee
Peter Scheller
Merilyn Simonds
Russ & Lynn Smith
John Stephen
Kathleen Sturba
David Young
Catherine Wismer
Patricia Woodford, dedicated to Sumiko Onishi and Grae Gibson

Birds of a feather
Prothonotary Warbler. Photo by Paul Jones

Birds of a Feather Donations

Ann Oliver
Catherine Wismer, in memory of Alison Gordon
Marylee Stephenson, in memory of Carey Margaret Stephenson (Momma)

Foundations & Grantors

Ontario Trillium Foundation
Extra Pocket / Margaret Atwood

Chawkers Foundation

TD Friends of the Environment
KM Hunter Foundation
Conam Charitable Foundation
Donnelly Family Foundation
Private Giving Foundation (Hockey Family Foundation)

Canada Summer Jobs
Nature Canada
Work to Grow (Nature Canada)
Toronto Foundation
Philantra Fondation Depencier Foundation

2024 Sponsors

We are proud to announce our Sponsorship campaign, launched in March 2024.

Vortex Canada logoVortex Canada—PIBO’s Exclusive Optics Partner

Camino Silvestre logoCamino Silvestre, Audubon de México, and friends in San Miguel de Allende, sponsors of PIBO’s 2024 Guest Birder and 2024 International Intern

Pelee Wings Nature StorePelee Wings Nature Store, sponsor of the Pelee Wings PIBO Bird Talk, May 12, 2024

Corporate Donors

yellow bird

Balzac’s Coffee Ltd

Murdock Mysteries
Penguin Random House Canada
DLK on Avenue
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Harper Collins
CarricDesign

ECW Press Ltd.
The Walrus
Stray Dog Designs LLC
Quest Nature Tours
Longstretch Media
Invisible Publishing

blue bird

Allies & Partners

Special Events Donors

2023 Flyways Online Auction
Adventure Canada
Margaret Atwood
Steve Burrows
Castello di Potentino 
Wayne Grady
Graeme Gibson estate
Hotel Wolfe Island
Karen Landman
Merilyn Simonds
Marylee Stephenson
Sweetwater Writing Retreat
Travelian Bird Tours
Julia & Dan Tully
Urban Birder Tours
Vortex Canada
David Young

2023 Not-a-Garden Party
Margaret Atwood
Graeme Gibson Estate
Matthew Gibson
Keith Lem
Charlie Pachter

2024 Sunset Cocktail Party
AguaMiel Catering
Margaret Atwood
Daniel Beltran
Steve Erickson
Alfredo Gárcia-Lucio
Kathy Gerylo
Chris Hixson
Jim McKeever & Alfredo Gárcia-Lucio

These acknowledgments cover the period June 2023 through December 2024.