Windsor Named a Bird Friendly City
On June 16, Nature Canada named Windsor as Canada’s 16th Bird Friendly City. PIBO has been working hard to promote the city as one where birds
World Migratory Bird Day
World Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 14, Optimist Community Centre May 14 is World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that brings attention to one of the most spectacular annual events in nature: bird migration. To celebrate this international conservation effort, PIBO is holding a special event at the Optimist Community Centre in Windsor, from …
PIBO/Heritage Centre Online Auction
Starting May 1, 2022, you can bid on spectacular trips, books, art, unique experiences and other wonder finds!
Bird Talk: Birds of the Extremadura, Spain, May 8, 2022
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, join David Lindo on Pelee Island for a visual tour of the Extremadura, a remote region of western Spain that shelters an astonishing diversity of birdlife.
Lights Out Windsor! May 14, 2022
PIBO is launching a new initiative to address the problem of light pollution and window collisions in the city of Windsor. Called Lights Out Windsor!, the project will distribute 200 FeatherFriendly window-tape kits to small businesses that pledge to reduce light pollution by turning off their store lights at night. Reducing light pollution is one of …
The Botham Cup, May 6, 2022
For 24 hours beginning at noon on Friday, May 6, teams of birders will compete for the coveted Botham Cup on Pelee Island.
Windsor Gala 2022
Windsor Gala 2022 In Person Again! The 2022 Annual Windsor PIBO Gala Hosted by Margaret Atwood & Paul Vasey Auctioneer: Peter Hrastovec Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT at Beach Grove Golf & Country Club 14134 Riverside Drive East Tecumseh, ON (just outside Windsor) (map) Join your birding friends at our …
New Life for Old Binoculars
In March, PIBO launched the Graeme Gibson Prismáticos Project, an outreach program in which we collect previously-loved binoculars and distribute them
Eagles in Trouble Again
A study published in Science in February found that North American eagles are being seriously impacted by lead poisoning. Up to 50 percent of the birds sampled had high levels of lead in their organs, enough to slow population growth by 3.8 percent in Bald eagles and 0.8 percent in Golden eagles. The Bald eagle …
Song Sparrows Remember
A study published in January found that male Song sparrows sing a repertoire of up to 12 two-second songs in sets lasting about 30 minutes – repeating a single song many times in a row within each set. During the next set, the males repeat the same 12 songs, but this time, vary the length …
