Gilligallou's Blog — Bird Counts

As we get deeper into the fall we begin to say goodbye to some familiar feathers around our yards as species depart or begin preparing for their departures. Given this busy time of year, it can be difficult identifying locations to get a glimpse of either departing or arriving birds. In the fall of 2013, […]  

While the main focus of this program is to get folks out across Canada, enjoying the outdoors and spotting their favourite birds, Project NestWatch relies on their volunteers for vital data. As its name suggests, Project NestWatch is a volunteer program that is actively involved in collecting data about nesting birds across the country. In […]  

Despite very trying winter weather conditions in some parts of Canada and the United States, large numbers of bird counters participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count (also known as the GBBC). From the looks of things it was quite successful, and hopefully 2015 will break the record numbers that were submitted from the previous […]  

This coming weekend -February 13-16, 2015 is the Great Back Yard Bird Count. This is the weekend that birders of all skill levels go out to the neighborhood parks and back yards and count every bird they see.  These sightings are then entered into online databases for future research and conservation efforts. This event was […]