BIRDS of a FEATHER
Become a Member of
Birds of a Feather,
PIBO’s Annual Membership Program.
North American birds are in trouble—3 billion lost since 1970!
Only 9 percent of birds migrating the Mississippi flyway—which includes Pelee Island!—are adequately protected.
Protonotary Warbler, the only cavity-nesting warbler in eastern North America. Endangered; nests on Pelee Island. Photo by Paul Jones
All Birds of a Feather members receive:
PIBO’s NEW bi-monthly e-journal of News, Views, and Reviews from Pelee Island and the hemispheric flyway
Read it in The Pinion:
- By 2100, climate change is likely to erase 40-195 of species currently living in Toronto and will introduce 159-360 new species. Bird populations will change the most.
- Avian flu is killing countless shorebirds, raptors and domestic fowl in Canada, but rarely songbirds.
- American kestrels are more effective than chemicals in controlling fruit-eating birds—not through predation, but fear.
- Audubon left 265 species out of Birds of America. Find out why!
Pick Your Membership Donation Level
In addition to The Pinion e-journal, all members will receive a charitable tax receipt for the maximum amount allowable.
For our American friends, please visit the Friends of BirdLife International and make a donation there for your PIBO membership. PIBO has partnered with FBLI to provide US tax receipts for donations to Pelee Island Bird Observatory. Please include “PIBO membership” in the dedication field.
Supporting Memberships
Swan
Trumpeter Swans are the largest species of swan and North America’s heaviest flying bird. In the 1930s overhunting nearly wiped out this native species but conservation practices and a hunting ban have rebounded the population.
$50
Hummingbird
Small but powerful! Hummingbirds are the smallest migrating birds, yet one rufous hummingbird was recorded flying 3,500 miles from Florida to Alaska to raise its family.
$125
Photo by Richard Cooper
Warbler
Named for their trilling, quavering songs, warblers sing to communicate and to attract a mate. The rare prothonotary (right) is endangered, but can still be heard on Pelee Island.
$250
Photo by Paul Jones
Bluebird
When bluebird populations plumetted in the 1960s, people rallied, putting up nest boxes, and by 1996, the birds were removed from the endangered list—a conservation success story!
$500
Photo by Paul Jones
Sustaining Membership – Members at these levels receive unique benefits:
For a limited time, Owl and Eagle members receive a special print of a Margaret Atwood collage featuring Atwood as a Mexican Catrina.
Eagle members will also be invited to attend Opening Events around the PIBO Bird Centre, currently in development on Pelee Island.
Owl
As grassland and wooden barns disappear, so do barn owls. The most ubiquitous owl species in the world and one of the most widespread birds, fewer than five pairs now nest in Ontario.
$1000
Photo by Richard Cooper
Eagle
In 2023, Bald eagles left the endangered list, largely due to a DDT ban. From only 24 nests in the 1990s, there are now over 2,600. Birds of vision and strength, they mate for life.
$4500
Photo by Richard Cooper
Birds of a Feather is a non-voting, fee-based membership in the Pelee Island Bird Observatory. Membership is annual, renewable by June 1 each year. All members receive a charitable tax receipt for the maximum amount allowable.
Give a gift of membership: Your friend or family member will receive the stated benefits, and you, as a valued donor, will receive the charitable donation receipt.