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PIBO Location

585 South Shore Road, Pelee Island, ON (map)

General Mail (administrative, fundraising, events, media, education)
P.O. Box 24001 Market Square
Windsor, ON N8Y 4Y8
Canada

Research (migration monitoring, banding station)
1023 West Shore Road
Pelee Island, ON N0R 1M0
Canada

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We’re happy to share our expertise about birds, migration patterns, wildlife conservation and related topics.

Please contact us for media interviews, to plan your visit, or with your questions.

General Mail
(administrative, fundraising, events, media, education)
P.O. Box 24001 Market Square
Windsor, ON N8Y 4Y8
(519) 724-2829

Our Photographers

Thank you to Paul Jones, Mike V.A. Burrell, Richard K. Cooper, Sumiko Onishi, and all the talented and persistent bird photographers who generously shared their images with PIBO to enhance your enjoyment of this website.

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PIBO is a non-profit charity devoted to the study and conservation of birds.

Our 2025 fundraising calendars are finally here! O

Our 2025 fundraising calendars are finally here! Order one on the PIBO website or contact us for local pickup. $39.99 includes shipping or $35.00 for Windsor orders.

A new batch of birding backpacks has been delivere

A new batch of birding backpacks has been delivered to the @windsorpublibrary thanks to a grant from TD friends of the Environment Foundation and a generous donation from the official optics partner of PIBO, @vortexcanadabirding ! These multilingual kits contain 1-2 vortex binoculars, field guides and local resources on the best places to spot birds.

#globalbirdrescue #vehiclestrike #birdfriendlywin

#globalbirdrescue
#vehiclestrike
#birdfriendlywindsor

A big welcome to Jamie Depolla, PIBO‘s fall Assi

A big welcome to Jamie Depolla, PIBO‘s fall Assistant Bander. Jamie relies on his Vortex binoculars to identify the birds he sees on the daily census walk. @vortexcanadabirding is the official optics partner of Pelee Island Bird Observatory.

Join us for Global Bird Rescue Week. We are lookin

Join us for Global Bird Rescue Week. We are looking for volunteers to join our team in the Walkerville area.

PIBO’s annual fundraising online auction ends Fr

PIBO’s annual fundraising online auction ends Friday July 12 at 9 pm. Check out the unique and once in a lifetime items - https://pibo.ca/en/events/flyways-online-auction/
#onlineauction
#fundraiser
#birdconservation
#margaretatwood
#peleeisland

The beautiful Canada Day weather gave a perfect op

The beautiful Canada Day weather gave a perfect opportunity to install some @featherfriendly window tape on an balcony door. PIBO’s ED spent the evening installing it at her mom’s apartment . Birds also collide with glass doors and now this one will be safe for the birds. In the second photo, the squares virtually disappear in the evening light so mom won’t have to worry about the squares obstructing her view. She regularly has hummingbirds visit the flowers in her micro garden. ❤️

Interested in expanding your birding toolkit? Apps

Interested in expanding your birding toolkit? Apps like Merlin, iNaturalist, and eBird can be great tools to help identify birds, record your observations, connect with other birders, and contribute to citizen science!

#birdwatching #citizenscience #pibo #urbanbirding

We are sorry to cancel this evening’s bird walk

We are sorry to cancel this evening’s bird walk but one of our team is not feeling well and she needs to rest. We will schedule another one soon!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the bird wal

Thank you to everyone who came out to the bird walk along the Herb Grey Trail and through Oakwood Park last Sunday! We spotted a Great Blue Heron, a Downy Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and more! We hope to see you at the next bird walk on June 24th!

Photo credit Sydney Cremasco

#birdwalk #naturewalk #birdwatching #windsorontario #pibo

Highlights from June 3-16 at PIBO 🥚🐣🐥 Th

Highlights from June 3-16 at PIBO 🥚🐣🐥

The breeding season is in full swing here on Pelee Island, with many species already raising 2nd broods! We are busy looking for and documenting breeding evidence of all birds on Pelee Island, with a special emphasis on species-at-risk such as Red-headed Woodpeckers, Prothonotary Warblers, and Yellow-breasted Chats. Many fledglings and other wildlife freeze in response to danger, so drive slowly and keep an eye out for little fluff balls on the road.

Have you noticed any breeding activity lately? We'd love to hear about your encounters in the comments! 🔽

Photo 1: A Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) fledgling atop a branch. It takes parents 1-3 weeks to excavate a nest cavity before they can nest.
Photo 2: A Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) chick hiding in the grass. Though they can leave the nest and feed themselves mere hours after hatching, they rely on their parents to signal for danger and keep them warm when temperatures drop.
Photo 3: A Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) sitting on a nest. Mourning Doves lay 2 eggs in a flimsy nest.
Photo 4: A Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) fledgling.

All photos by Olivia Maillet (@dowitcherqueen)

#birdresearch #peleeisland #birdbanding #birdbandingstation

Join PIBO in the evening on June 24th for a guided

Join PIBO in the evening on June 24th for a guided bird walk along the Herb Gray Parkway Trail! Learn more about local birds in the region while enjoying a walk along part of this 17km long trail through the city. Binoculars will be provided!

Date: June 24
Walk A: 7- 8pm
Walk B: 8:15-9:15pm
Meeting spot: Fazio Park
Parking: Available on Fazio Dr.

#birdwalk #naturewalk #birdwatching #windsorontario #pibo

Rejoignez PIBO en soirée le 24 juin pour une prom

Rejoignez PIBO en soirée le 24 juin pour une promenade des oiseaux guidée le long de la promenade Herb Gray ! Apprenez à connaître les oiseaux de la région tout en vous promenant sur une partie de ce sentier de 17 km qui traverse la ville. Les jumelles seront fournies !

Date de l'activité : Le 24 juin
Promenade A : 19h à 20h
Promenade B : 20h15 à 21h15
Lieu de rencontre : Parc Fazio
Parking : Disponible sur Fazio Dr.

#promenadenature #observationdesoiseaux #oiseauxsauvages #windsorontario #pibo

During our second SwiftWatch of 2024, we counted a

During our second SwiftWatch of 2024, we counted a net total of 19 Swifts entering the chimney at 1646 Alexis Rd. The same number as our previous event this year! Thank you to everyone who joined us! We are excited to continue supporting the monitoring and protection efforts of this threatened species!

#windsorontario #chimneyswift #swiftwatch #citizenscience #pibo

With good gear, we can change the world! Well at l

With good gear, we can change the world! Well at lest we can try 😊Thank you @vortexcanadabirding the official optics partner of Pelee Island Bird Observatory, for setting us up with the tools to monitor Chimney swifts as part of Swift Watch, an important citizen science program monitoring this endangered bird.

Join us on June 16th for a guided bird walk along

Join us on June 16th for a guided bird walk along the Herb Grey Parkway Trail! Learn more about local birds while enjoying an urban bird walk. Binoculars will be provided!

Date: June 16
Walk A: 10 - 11am
Walk B: 11:15am - 12:15pm
Meeting spot: West parking lot at Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex

For every dollar donated to PIBO in June, we get t

For every dollar donated to PIBO in June, we get the chance to win $10,000! #givingchallengeca

Highlights from May 27-June 2 at PIBO 🌦🌸💙

Highlights from May 27-June 2 at PIBO 🌦🌸💙

It was a rainy and windy week, but it cleared up for our last few days of banding and we had beautiful weather. During the daily census, we observed two new species for this year, Caspian Terns and a Black-crowned Night Heron. Some other highlights included two young Great Black-backed Gulls at the tip of Fish Point on June 1, a Blackpoll Warbler singing on June 2, and an abundance of Chestnut-sided Warblers.

Most days we banded 2-5 birds, often consisting of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers and Swainson’s Thrushes. Surprisingly, the only new species banded this week was a Common Grackle. We also caught a Red-eyed Vireo, but it was a recaptured bird from a previous year. However, on May 31, we had a last push of birds during some beautiful sunny weather: we banded 15 birds of 11 species! The final bird we banded this spring was the brightest blue adult male Indigo Bunting.

Last week, we banded 23 birds, bringing PIBO’s final spring banding total to 553 birds of 58 species. In addition to new birds, we had 58 recaptures this season. In the coming weeks, we will be conducting marsh bird surveys, species-at-risk surveys, and contributing to Ontario’s Breeding Bird Atlas.

Photo 1: Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea) and other blue birds do not actually have blue pigment in their feathers, but special structures that make them appear blue–like the sky!
Photo 2: A Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) with its tail fanned out. The amount of white on the tail feathers of Magnolia Warblers helps us to determine their age and sex.
Photo 3: Sumiko, watching warblers high up in the canopy.
Photo 4: A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) near a nest cavity.

#peleeisland #birdbandingstation #birdresearch #birdbanding

During our SwiftWatch event last Friday, we counte

During our SwiftWatch event last Friday, we counted a total of 19 Swifts entering the chimney at 1646 Alexis Rd! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this citizen science initiative! The data you collected has been submitted to Birds Canada. We hope to see you at the next SwiftWatch on June 14th!

Shout out to Vortex Canada, the exclusive optics p

Shout out to Vortex Canada, the exclusive optics partner of Pelee Island Bird Observatory, for providing some great items for our Urban Birding Challenge and World Migratory Bird Day events. @vortexcanadabirding.
Photo credit Sydney Cremasco

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