Margaret Atwood joins other bird lovers to fight against a proposed 600-foot tower on Pelee Island

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Atwood called the location, which is one road over from the new Atwood-Gibson Bird Centre, "one of the stupidest places on the planet" to put a tower.

Canadian author Margaret Atwood is adding her voice to the growing opposition against a proposed 600-foot communications tower on Pelee Island, amid concerns it could pose a threat to migratory birds.

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) is calling on the federal government do an environmental impact assessment before the tower is allowed to proceed.

The observatory says the tower's height, supporting wires and nighttime lighting could make it particularly dangerous for birds migrating across Lake Erie.

According to PIBO, its monitoring programs counted and banded more than 660,000 birds during 2024 and 2025.

A proposed telecommunications tower on Pelee Island is prompting birders — like Margaret Atwood — to push back

Atwood, a longtime supporter of bird conservation, raised the alarm Friday in a Substack post titled "Bird Scary Tower!"

"Pelee Island is one of the stupidest places on the planet to put such a stock-trading tower," Atwood wrote.

She urged readers to sign a letter calling for a federal assessment, arguing the consequences could extend far beyond the island.

The observatory says the proposed location also overlaps federally mapped critical habitat for several species at risk, including the endangered Blue Racer snake.

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