Gilligallou's Blog

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.

Wildflower lawns have countless amazing benefits, here are our top 5 reasons to plant one this year!

Winter finches are here! Learn how to attract them to your backyard.

As the days begin to get longer and the sun a little bit stronger, I begin to think of the migration of the ducks and geese coming back north. They are definitely on the move this month, and I love to take the time to watch as the rivers and lakes open to see who first will be flying in. Open water permitting you will see some of my favourite diving ducks like buffleheads, common mergansers, hooded mergansers, common goldeneye and the scaup family. These birds dive down to the fresh aqua plants for a food source and come back...