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The new bird centre – a Game-Changer

This new Bird Centre will be a game-changer for PIBO. It will provide housing for our hardworking research staff, volunteers, and potential partners – housing that will not have black mould and snakes in the bathroom, as our previous building did. It will also contain a much-needed space for public education and outreach. Thanks to your support, this Pelee Island Bird Observatory Centre is no longer a dream but a fast-approaching reality.

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2024-Science on Tap | Birds and Beers IV

Birds & Beers IV

Birds & Beers IV | Science on Tap PIBO is delighted to be taking part in the fourth annual Birds & Beers event, sponsored by the University of Windsor. This multifaceted community-outreach event includes presentations from the university’s graduate students and professors in ornithology, information from the University of Windsor Ornithology Club, artwork from Science

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PIBO Bird Centre Announcement - Margaret Attwood and Deb Egan

Official Announcement

At the Pelee Wings PIBO Bird Talk on Mother’s Day, Pelee Islanders were the first to hear news of the Bird Centre project. Pelee Island Mayor Cathy Miller joined long-time PIBO supporters to applaud the development of the new Bird Centre

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Rodrigo Lopez

Pelee Wings PIBO Bird Talk: Mexico’s Iconic Bird

On Sunday, May 12, 2024, join Mexican bird guide Rodrigo Lopez on Pelee Island to learn about the natural and cultural history of the Rose-bellied bunting, one of Mexico’s most beautiful endemic birds. Confined to an area about the size of Algonquin Park, the plight of this tiny blue-and-rose bird, which struggles to survive in habitat threatened by a transoceanic railway, wind farms, and global warming, signals the threat to the tens of millions of birds that migrate twice a year through pinch-points such as Pelee Island and the Mexican Isthmus.

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Ruby-throated hummingbird at feeder

Hummers Need our Help

Hummers Need Our Help Hummingbirds aren’t often included in discussions about threatened bird species, but according to Birdlife International, 28 species of New World hummingbirds are now considered vulnerable, with at least 8 nearing extinction. Most of those, such as Juan Fernandez and the Sapphire-bellied hummingbirds, are found only in Central and South America. But

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PIBO in Mexico

PIBO in Mexico On March 2, PIBO held its first Birds Without Borders Sunset Cocktail Party, an event designed to raise funds for our 2024 Guest Birder and International Intern programs. The party was hosted in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, by Camino Sylvestre at the home of Jim McKeever and Alfredo García-Lucio, who also

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