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While we certainly love the winter months and the birding opportunities it presents (hello, finches!), at Gilligallou, we are always instituting forward thinking (our new website, for one!). As such, as we roll into the month of March, we thought there is no better time than now to give our flock a spring primer into some of the more popular bird calls and songs winter makes us miss so dearly.
Over the past few years, we have been increasingly made aware of the threats that invasive species of plants, animals and other wildlife have on our natural environment. As part of this awareness, one plant in particular has grabbed the spotlight, perhaps more than any other of late; wild parsnip.
Officially the smallest woodpecker in North America, these pint-sized birds are easy to attract and wonderful to have around the yard during all seasons of the year. In fact, they are the most likely of the woodpecker species to visit your feeder given their strong population numbers across the country.
If you’ve spent any time at all paying attention to hollowed-out tree trunks, seemingly unstoppable hammering or the activity...
We began talking about the always-striking pileated woodpecker and in this instalment, will chat about what kind of food you can use in your yard that will guarantee more woodpecker sightings this winter.
Unmistakable in many ways and easily one of our favourite suet visitors is the pileated woodpecker. Unmistakable in size, shape, appearance and sound, these large woodpeckers have the ability to incite excitement when spotted on or around a feeder, hammering away on a tree or while in flight.
If you know us at all or have watched or read any of our content on our website or YouTube channel, you are already aware of our commitment to long-term sustainability of our natural resources. The big reason behind this is simple; the protection of vital habitat that ensures safe and healthy bird populations for generations to come.
As if passing us by in the blink of an eye, we are rounding the corner into Christmas and eventually, a new year. This time of year is a special one, not only in the birding world (we love winter birding!) but one in which we all take the time to reflect on everything that transpired in the year prior and what we plan to accomplish in the coming year.