The first significant cold front of the fall season has finally arrived, boosting our banding totals and bringing in large numbers of Swainson’s and Grey-Cheeked Thrushes. On our busiest day, September 7th, we banded 87 birds, including 47 Swainson’s and 15 Grey-Cheeked Thrushes. As the season progresses, Grey-Cheeked Thrushes will come to predominate and then […]
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Fall migration continued to be slow during the second half of August as warm south winds discouraged migration. The majority of birds banded continued to be Common Grackles and House Wrens, most likely local birds who were hatched or had nested on the island, but activity began to pick up towards the end of the
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PIBO’s fall season began auspiciously on August 1st, when two American White Pelicans were spotted on census, mixed in among the thousands of Double-Crested Cormorants at the tip of Fish Point. These large, distinctive birds breed in the Prairie Provinces and only rarely come as far east as Ontario. PIBO staff returned to Fish Point
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The latest edition of PIBO’s Newsletter, The Auspice, is now available, featuring such topics as: Spring Migration Summary, PIBO Trinidad and Tobago 2014, 3rd Annual PIBO Windsor Fundraiser, Noo Broo and Atwood Blend, Summer Breeding Activity, A Note from PIBO’s New
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Last night, PIBO held our third public owling night of the season. After a stormy week, the weather was beautiful and we banded three Eastern Screech Owls and one Northern Saw-whet Owl. A fantastic turnout of friends and neighbours made the night even better. Thank you to all who came by last night, we hope
It was a busy and enjoyable final eleven days of the month and lots of birds were documented at the station despite the intemperate weather. Six rain days and Force 10 winds (101 km/hour) towards the end of the month put a damper on the banding effort, but, in all, 87 species were documented in
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Essex County Nature will celebrate their 28th Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Fogolar Furlan Club in Windsor. The guest speaker this year is Graeme Gibson! Graeme is an acclaimed author and chair of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory. He is past president of PEN Canada and the recipient of both the
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Thanks to a capacity building grant from Mountain Equipment Coop, PIBO is pleased to announce the launch of our vibrant, new website! This website will be fully maintained & updated by PIBO staff and volunteers. Watch our new educational videos, read our migration updates, sign up for our newsletter, stay in touch! Many thanks to
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Get your copy of one (or all) of the Little Bird eBooks! They’re only $3 apiece, and every dollar goes to PIBO. Thanks Sarah Selecky!
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Although migrants continued to move through the area in good numbers from October 1st – 10th, activity was somewhat low-key for the start of October compared to previous years. In all, 82 species were recorded in the official count area and 300 birds of twenty-seven species were banded in 350 net-hours, for an average capture-rate
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