Gilligallou's Blog — bird identification

As spring is beginning to slowly, but surely roll in for most of us, it marks the most exciting time of the year for those of us in the birding community. We care delighted to see and hear the old familiar sights and sounds of spring that include all of our favorite transient feathered friends. […]  

Canada is the second largest land mass in the world. With Canada’s four seasons and different flora it is home to an impressive number of species of birds. These birds vary from our feathered residents that stay all year around, to breeding birds that spend a good part of the growing season in Canada to […]  

As winter descends deeper and deeper upon us, we shift our focus into the birds we are most likely to catch a glimpse of at our backyard feeders. Finches are no exception to this rule, moving sometimes large distances following the cone crop from location to location. Where to Find the White-winged Crossbill The year […]  

Bald Eagles are a majestic sight to behold and obviously carry a large amount of symbolism to our neighbours to the south. Despite their name, these eagles are not actually bald, but bear a resemblance to a bald head with their snow-white coloured head placed atop their chocolate coloured brown body and wings. After spotting […]