We are celebrating World Migratory Bird Day with three events – May 7 (Ojibway Nature Centre), May 8 (via Zoom) and May 11 (Pelee Island Winery Pavillion). Join us! (See details below) Dr. Daniel Mennill | Why Wild Birds Sing Wednesday, May 7, 20256:30 PM – Tea and Treats7:00 PM – Bird Talk@ Objibway Nature […]
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Avian flu, or H5N1, has continued to spread across North America since its arrival in mid-January 2024, so far infecting 136 million domestic birds, 900 dairy herds and more than 11,000 wild birds. Although the risk to humans remains low, the U.S. Department of Health and Health Services (HHS) warns that the outbreak has pandemic
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count is being held this year from February 14 to 17. A joint annual event sponsored by Cornell University, Audubon, and Birds Canada, in which participants make a note of the birds in their backyards, and communicate the data to Cornell. Participants decide where they want to observe, for example
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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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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
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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Salah and Jacob invite you to a special Garden Party & Art Tour with Margaret Atwood and Special Guests, at their home in Paris, Ontario.
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May 8 – 12, 2024
Come join us for a fun-filled multi-day birding event to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. A family-friendly birding challenge to spot the most birds in Windsor during a 24 hour period. Events are FREE and open to all levels of birders.
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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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Friday March 15, 2024 join PIBO staffer Davina Sanjqly and members of the University of Windsor Ornithology Club on a bird walk around the U of W campus.
We’re happy to share our expertise about birds, migration patterns, wildlife conservation and related topics.
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