Gilligallou's Blog — migration

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.

If you are anything like us, you are likely surprised by each and every time you have a glance at your calendar this summer. For many of us, it certainly seems as if we just flipped the calendar to July and already are prepping for a changeover to September. While we might be saying goodbye […]

We know many of you read that title thinking that we might be getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves with all of this migration talk. Given that we are not even halfway through the month of August, many of us are still happily enjoying the summer. That said, the reality of this time of […]

From the perspective of striking plumage, not much can compare to the colourful enjoyment that is an encounter with an American Goldfinch. While there are many other birds that compare (looking at you, Cardinal), the American Goldfinch is a true favourite of spring and summer here in the Ottawa area. With both sexes sporting a […]