Gilligallou's Blog — Bird Protection

A Brief History of the Evening Grosbeak

A Brief History of the Evening Grosbeak

As we settle into the month of November and temperatures continue to decline into a more wintery range, we are beginning to see plenty of finch species around all of our feeders. One such visitor we were more than happy to behold last week was a flock of evening grosbeaks. Resembling a large goldfinch, these […]  

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Prevent Window Strikes This Fall

If you’ve been paying any attention to us this fall, you are more than aware that we are dialed in to fall and winter birding. With awesome news coming out of this year’s finch forecast, the fall has been filled with excitement and the winter is looking as if it will not disappoint either. As […]  

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How Extreme Weather Affects Our Birds and What We Can Do About It

How Extreme Weather Affects Our Birds and What We Can Do About It

If you live here in the Ottawa area, you have undoubtedly been touched in one way or another by the rash of extreme weather we experienced over the past week. Last weekend, Environment Canada confirmed that six different tornados touched down here in our fair city and the devastation was catastrophic in some cases. While […] The post How Extreme Weather Affects Our Birds and What We Can Do About It appeared first on The Gilligallou Bird Store | Eastern Ontario's Backyard Birding Specialty Store.

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Summer Hummingbirds: Feeders & Maintenance

Summer Hummingbirds: Feeders & Maintenance

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, today marks the first day of summer for the 2018 season. As such, we wanted to touch on one species of birds that are synonymous with summer here in the Ottawa area; hummingbirds. These small, high-speed birds are a favourite among birders of all walks of life and one we […] The post Summer Hummingbirds: Feeders & Maintenance appeared first on The Gilligallou Bird Store | Eastern Ontario's Backyard Birding Specialty Store.

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