2025 Birdathon is Here!

With incredible one-of-a-kind birding adventure tours, friends and family fundraising opportunities, the annual Bay Birding Challenge (for the competitive birder in you), an online auction, and an in-person Birdathon celebration event to close out the season, you don’t want to miss the best way to give back to birds

check out our next speaker

  • Restoring the San Franciso Bay Estuary: Wetlands, Birds and More!

    Restoring the San Franciso Bay Estuary: Wetlands, Birds and More!

    Presented by John Callaway
    Date: April 17, 2025
    Time and Location: 7pm online via Zoom

    The San Francisco Bay is the largest estuary on the west coast of the United States, and is home to a wide range of birds, from rails to shorebirds, waders, and ducks. Over 90% of the tidal wetlands around the estuary have been lost, but there is now large-scale local support for protecting and restoring…

    DETAILS

See all Speakers

News

Reserve Tesla Park

In 2021, Golden Gate Bird Alliance and its allies successfully advocated to save the Alameda-Tesla property (Tesla Park) from off-road vehicle use. Now we need your help to convince the California State Parks Department to classify Tesla Park as a Reserve. Classifying the 3,100 acre site as a Reserve will ensure the parks department prioritizes…
Read More >> Reserve Tesla Park

From our Blog

Field Trips

GGAS field trip to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park / Photo by Ilana DeBare

Join a Field Trip

Join one of the 150+ free bird walks we offer each year! Learn about Bay Area birds and explore the shorelines, meadows, and woods they need to survive. Beginners welcome: See our calendar of upcoming Field Trips. Or join an expert-led birding trip to other regions and continents through our Travel with GGBA program.

SEE ALL FIELD TRIPS >>

Become an Avian Ally

Join our community

Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s vibrant organization is comprised of dedicated members, volunteers, and donors who are committed to protecting local birds, wildlife and people. We invite you to join our community today.