Gilligallou's Blog — warblers

Spring is in the air, and so are the migrating birds! Learn about our favorite birds to spot in April and where to find them.

With well over 100 different New World species to choose from here in North America, there is no shortage of opportunities to interact with these fascinating birds and if you ask us, you’d be hard-pressed to find another group as interesting. But what is it that makes these birds so special…so unique?  Well, there’s plenty! With this in mind, let’s break down some common warbler characteristics that make them so special to us here at Gilligallou.

Just the same as the leaves way up high in our trees are transitioning into their fall foliage, the same is true for the majority of our feathered friends.  As the fall season begins to set in, those bright coloured birds we became so accustomed to during the spring and summer months now look, well, […]  

  Well, warbler season is here, folks as most of our busy little birds have arrived in the greater Ottawa area for the spring and summer season.  As the nesting season continues for some, it is ending for many others whose nests might still be full of chicks or just recently rid of them. None […]