Gilligallou's Blog — Bird watching

It’s in our nature.  To improve, test our limits and grow each and every day.  For many of us, we can equate these goals or needs to many areas of our life.  Whether we want to run more, hit the gym more, learn more or spend more quality time with loved ones, we are always […]  

It’s an exciting time of the year for us birders and we can certainly appreciate everyone’s anticipation of grabbing a look or a photograph of a set of newly-hatched birds.  While most of us have only the best of intentions in mind, there are a certain set of limitations we should all instill when monitoring […]  

Coming up this weekend is eBird’s second installment of their wildly popular Global Big Day bird watching event.  This year’s count takes place on May 14th, which also happens to be International Migratory Bird Day here in North America. While for most birders, the Great Backyard Bird Count and Christmas Counts are always a big […]  

With waterfowl leading the charge, birders and local experts are reporting that many species of migratory birds are heading north, slightly ahead of schedule in 2016.  Although activity halted slightly in the last week or so as we received a touch of cooler weather from Mother Nature, sightings migrants continue to grow here in the […]