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Mother’s Day Picnic 2017

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

February 7, 2017

PIBO sponsored writing workshop

Wayne Grady — author, editor, translator, creative writing instructor — has written more than fourteen books, won the 1989 Governor General’s Award for French to

January 25, 2017

Update! Fundraising campaign

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

December 13, 2016

Christmas Bird Count

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

December 9, 2016

Migration Summary November 1st – 15th, 2016

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

November 15, 2016

Migration Summary October 16th- October 31st 2016

Red- Shouldered Hawk by Sumiko Onishi The second half of October was quiet, with few birds banded. With the unseasonably warm fall weather and

November 1, 2016

Join us on Pelee Island for 2016 owling nights

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory will host three public owling nights this fall. Come join us for a chance to see Ontario’s smallest owl. There’s

October 17, 2016

PIBO Migration Summary October 1st-15th 2016

The overcast and rainy weather from the end of September continued into the first few days of October, accompanied by south and south-east winds.

October 17, 2016

PIBO Migration Summary September 16th – 30th 2016

While September 16th was a moderately busy day, with many Swainson’s Thrushes and Grey-cheeked Thrushes heard calling first thing in the morning and a diverse

October 4, 2016

PIBO Migration Summary September 1-15, 2016

Black-throated Blue warbler by S.Onishi September started off with a high diversity of warbler species and a busy few days of banding as northeastern

September 19, 2016

PIBO Migration Summary August 2016

PIBO’s 14th consecutive season of fall migration coverage got underway at Fish Point on August 1st with the 90-minute morning census and some additional

September 7, 2016

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2 days ago

Today is the last day to place your bids in our annual online auction. The bidding closes at 9 PM EST. There are many unique items you won’t find anywhere else, including some beautiful artwork, fantastic trips and more! app.galabid.com/pibo2022/items … See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

Our annual online auction closes tomorrow at 9 PM. If you have been waiting to place a bid on that great item, now’s your last chance! Birding trips to Costa Rica, Spain and Mexico are available for great prices. Check out all the items we have before it is too late. And thank you to everyone who has placed a bid :)app.galabid.com/pibo2022/items … See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

The trails are wet and our boots are heavy with the added weight of sticky mud, but we couldn’t be more thrilled to be monitoring bird migration. The weather is beautiful and migrating birds have been moving through Fish Point at an impressive pace. Since May 10th we have banded 376 birds! There were many highlights this past week but we there are few particular highlights we would like to share. On May 13th we banded a Swainson’s Warbler, which was the first ever recorded at PIBO. Later that day we banded an Acadian Flycatcher. Today we were delighted with another southern bird: a Kentucky Warbler! (Written by Evan Sinclair)Photo: Swainson’s Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Kentucky Warbler … See MoreSee Less

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