Gilligallou's Blog

In an industry that generates close to $40 billion worth of economic value each year in the United States alone, birding is undoubtedly a growing hobby and one that greatly impacts local economies. Each and every one of these dollars spent on bird watching trips, bird seed, supplies or field guides stands to positively affect […]  

As hard as it may be to believe, summer is quickly drawing to a close here in North America. As we roll into the end of August and into September we will begin to see our local foliage transition from green to yellow, red and brown, making for a beautiful fall landscape. BY actively watching […]  

Natural disasters like the forest fires raging in western Canada are extremely detrimental to not only the trees and foliage, but to the inhabitants of these wooded areas, often injuring, killing and displacing thousands of animals. Often the result of extremely dry climate, forest fires ignite and can burn for months on end, even while […]  

Introduced to North America in the late 1800’s, the Hungarian partridge, also known as the gray partridge was once a prominent game bird situated across the province of Ontario. By 1962, it was said that these birds had established populations in over 25 counties spread throughout the province and had a strong-hold in the Prescott, […]