PIBO Update

  First of all, many thanks to the islanders who hosted, helped, and welcomed visitors during the Springsong weekend! On May 11th I did my Great Canadian Birdathon to support Bird Studies Canada and PIBO.  This was my second Birdathon and I didn’t have much of a strategy, and felt quite a lot of pressure to

  As the month has progressed, the weather has grown warmer and new greenery has begun to appear. Many trees around the netting area have begun to bud and a few leaves are already beginning to show themselves. Fox Pond has become crowded with water lilies, leaving little room for ducks, most of whom now

                                                                                                                            Tree Swallows by Sachi Schott The Pelee Island Bird Observatory began its 14th season of migration monitoring on April 1st, 2017. The morning was cool and overcast, and notable mainly for the large number of waterfowl in Fox Pond: 60 birds of 10 species, including Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Northern Shovelers and

JOIN US AT 585 South Shore Road, Pelee Island We would be delighted if you would join us at our annual community gathering on Pelee Island. On May 14th the staff of Pelee Island Bird Observatory will be hosting a picnic lunch for our friends, neighbours and visitors to Pelee Island. We will be serving locally made

Wayne Grady — author, editor, translator, creative writing instructor — has written more than fourteen books, won the 1989 Governor General’s Award for French to English translation, the 2008 National Outdoor Book Award, and in 2013 was longlisted for the Giller Prize. The Pelee Island Book House is delighted to announce that Mr. Grady will

Update January 2017: Thanks to everyone who donated to our campaign, we raised almost 30% of our goal! As you can see from the before and after photos below, the new floor is a vast improvement. No more sharing the space with unwanted critters!   We have initiated a crowd funding campaign on Indigogo’s non-profit

Northern Cardinal by Sumiko Onishi 2016 Here are the totals from the 2016 Christmas Bird Count. It was a productive day thanks in large part to everyone who helped out. On behalf of PIBO, thanks to Karen F., Alyssa and Matt S., Ron T., Kim G., Brian and Lisa K., Kirk G. and family, and Fred and

One last photo from PIBO’s old banding station, which is in the process of being rebuilt! For updates, see the Pelee Island Bird Observatory Facebook page. Photo by Sachi Schott.   As the fall season drew to a close, field operations began to wind down at PIBO. Bird banding at Fish Point continued until November