Third Annual PIBO Windsor Fundraiser, with Wayne Grady
PIBO’s third annual Windsor Fundraiser Dinner, “Margaret Atwood and the Pelee Island Bird Observatory Present: An Evening with Wayne Grady”, was held on May 7, 2014, at Beach Grove Golf
PIBO Migration Summary (May 16 – June 1, 2014)
May 16th was PIBO’s busiest day this season, with 95 birds banded of 20 species. The banding totals showed a definite influx of Chestnut-Sided Warblers (18 banded) and Northern Parulas
PIBO Migration Summary (May 1-15, 2014)
Although copious amounts of rain interfered with banding operations over the past fifteen days (anyone thinking of visiting the banding station should be warned, rain boots are absolutely essential!), it
PIBO Migration Summary (April 16-30, 2014)
Low temperatures and persistent north winds made for a slow start to the bird banding season at PIBO. Mist nest were set up on the 16th and banding began the
PIBO Migration Summary (April 1-15, 2014)
PIBO’s 12th spring migration monitoring campaign got underway on April 1st under partially cloudy skies and with light winds from the south. Although it was a mild eleven degrees, evidence
2014 PIBO Windsor Fundraiser: An Evening with Wayne Grady
For the third year in a row, Margaret Atwood returns for the PIBO Windsor fundraiser. This year she brings as her guest Windsor-born author Wayne Grady, whose novel Emancipation Day
Pelee and Bass Islands Christmas Bird Count 2013
The first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was proposed in 1900, by noted ornithologist Frank M. Chapman as a way to take a census of birds without hunting them. Since that
PIBO Migration Summary (Nov 1 – 15, 2013)
PIBO’s 11th autumn migration monitoring season wrapped up on November 15th after 107 mornings of consecutive coverage from August 1st. Two full-time staff and nine interns/volunteers logged 1016 field-hours at