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

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  • The Impact of Artificial Lights At Night on Birds

    The Impact of Artificial Lights At Night on Birds

    Presented by Whitney Grover
    Date: January 22, 2026
    Time and Location: January 22 @ 7pm online via Zoom

    A billion birds migrate over the Bay Area every year as they journey from wintering grounds to breeding grounds, and back. Most bird species migrate at night, using the stars to navigate. Artificial lights from our cities and towns cause birds to collide with buildings, veer off course, and tire out, making them vulnerable to…

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EBRPD District Plan Survey Call to Action

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is preparing a new District Plan and is seeking public comment from Alameda and Contra Costa residents. Make your voices heard and stand up for birds and their habitat by completing the online survey by July 31, 2025.  The District Plan will be a high-level document,summarizing and mapping…
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GGAS field trip to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park / Photo by Ilana DeBare

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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.

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