Gilligallou's Blog — winter birding

The winter months here in the great white north can prove to be challenging for birds, animals and even us humans. When Mother Nature lets the slow fly and lowers the temperatures in the negative double digits, regular maintenance is the key to keeping your backyard birds fed and their energy levels high. This time […]  

As with the dawn of every New Year, we are always contemplating various ways we can better our lives, and those lives around us. There is certainly no shortage of resolutions this time of year, and we invite all of our fellow birders to join us in doing a few simple and easy things that […]  

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 […]  

As quick as a blink of an eye, the Christmas season has passed us by and we truly hope you all had a very wonderful and merry Christmas. The upcoming week is usually filled with activities like removing decorations from Christmas and preparing for the New Year. As you drive around, you will inevitably notice […]