New! Birds of Golden Gate Park field guide

New! Birds of Golden Gate Park field guide

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Identify and enjoy the Birds of Golden Gate Park with our new pocket field guide! Laminated and folding to a size of 8 by 4 inches, this guide won’t get creased or soiled while you’re in the field. It’s perfect for beginning birders, out-of-town visitors to Golden Gate Park, or anyone who doesn’t feel like lugging a full-size field guide with them.

The guide features thumbnail images of 120 of the most common species found in Golden Gate Park, along with their size, scientific name, ID tips, and the season they are typically present.

To order, call our office at (510) 843-2222 during business hours.

The guide is a perfect holiday gift for friends and family who live near Golden Gate Park, even if they aren’t birders… yet.  😉

Cost is $6.95 plus tax/postage; Golden Gate Bird Alliance members receive a discounted price of $6.00. Order securely online or pick up a copy at our Berkeley office or our monthly Speaker Series.

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Share your love of birds: volunteer!

Share your love of birds: volunteer!

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Want to share your love of birds and nature with other people ? Volunteer with Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s youth or adult education programs in 2015-16!

We’re holding trainings during September for volunteering with either our award-winning Eco-Education program in elementary schools, or our Burrowing Owl docent program in Berkeley.

Eco-Education

Eco-Ed student learns to use binoculars / Photo by Eva GuralnickEco-Ed student learns to use binoculars / Photo by Eva Guralnick

Our Eco-Ed program works throughout the school year with low-income elementary schools in Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond, providing classroom instruction and field trips. We need people to help during weekday field trips to local parks with 3rd through 5th graders. No prior experience is necessary – just a love of nature and children. You can choose the city and dates to fit your schedule.

Join in the fun this coming school year by attending one of our upcoming trainings, which run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Choose ONE of the following sessions:

  • Thursday Sept. 3 at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond
  • Wednesday Sept. 9 at Arrowhead Marsh, MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland
  • Monday Sept. 14 at Pier 94 in San Francisco
  • Tuesday Sept. 15 at Point Pinole in Richmond

To sign up for a training or for more information, contact Anthony atadecicco@goldengatebirdalliance.org.

Click here to see what it’s like to go on an Eco-Ed field trip!

Burrowing Owl Docents

Burrowing Owl docents introduce passersby to the small population of owls that overwinter at Cesar Chavez Park along the Berkeley waterfront. Docent training happens just once a year. This year’s training is on Saturday September 26 in Berkeley.
Docents monitor with the goals of:
  • Protecting the over-wintering Burrowing Owls and encouraging their propagation.
  • Educating the public about the presence of Burrowing Owls and the need to protect them and coexist with them.
  • Encouraging the protection of grassland bird species.
  • Helping these charismatic little owls stimulate public interest in bird conservation.
  • Collecting data on Burrowing Owl numbers and their human visitors.
Docents commit to shifts of an hour or more, at least once every two weeks from October through March. To sign up, email nweeden@goldengatebirdalliance.org.
Docent Doug Donaldson helps a park visitor spot Burrowing Owls / Photo by Ilana DeBareDocent Doug Donaldson helps a park visitor spot the owls / Photo by Ilana DeBare Eco-Ed Director Anthony DeCicco and students at Point Pinole / Photo by Eva GuralnickEco-Ed Director Anthony DeCicco and students at Point Pinole / Photo by Eva Guralnick
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Bird the world with us in 2016

Bird the world with us in 2016

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Secretary Bird from South Africa trip by Adam RileySecretary Bird from South Africa trip by Adam Riley

Just announced — our lineup of amazing international birding tours for 2016!  Make this the year to fulfill your travel dreams. Explore the birds of the Amazon rain forest. View African elephants, lions, vultures and Secretary Birds on safari. Make new friends while sighting Elegant Trogons and Vermilion Flycatchers in southeastern Arizona. And more….

Our 2016 destinations include:

Costa Rica
South Texas
Southeast Arizona
Southern Oregon
South Africa
Amazon Ecuador
Oaxaca, Mexico

Golden Gate Bird Alliance birding travel offers expert naturalist guides, comfortable lodging, seamless logistics, and great companionship.

See the Travel page of our web site for descriptions and photos of our 2016 trips. Or click here to download a brochure that you can print out and share with friends.

Elegant Trogon by Bob LewisElegant Trogon (Southeastern Arizona trip) by Bob Lewis Resplendant Quetzal (Costa Rica trip) by Elizabeth LauerResplendant Quetzal (Costa Rica trip) by Elizabeth Lauer…
Winter 2015 Gull is available
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Winter 2015 Gull is available

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Winter 2015 Gull

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Winter 2015  is now available online. Read it to learn about the start of a new secure  era for the nesting colony of endangered California Least Terns at Alameda Point!

Also get the scoop on birding at Fort Mason; the amazing features of bird tongues; and how some visionary GGBA members are providing a lasting legacy for Bay Area birds.  And of course it includes the calendar for our Speaker Series in January, February, and March.

Click here to read it:  TheGull_Winter2015

Note: Because this is a large file, it may take a minute or two to download. Be patient.   🙂…

Burrowing Owl tote bags

Burrowing Owl tote bags

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Let a fierce little Burrowing Owl protect your beach towels, birding gear, or groceries!  Display your love of birds while supporting Golden Gate Bird Alliance with one of our brand-new tote bags.

This oversized bag is generous enough to hold everything you would need for a day at the beach or in the field, plus its long straps make it easy to carry. It’s made from recycled plastics too, so carry it with green pride.

Bag is 20 inches long, 15.5 inches tall, and 5 inches deep, not counting the straps.

Cost: $9 for GGBA members, $10 for non-members.

Click here to order one from our online store, Or save the shipping costs and pick one up at a GGBA event like our Speaker Series or in our office. (Our office is at 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, at the corner of Blake, and we are open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 12 or other times by appointment.)

GGBA volunteers with our new Burrowing Owl tote bags. GGBA volunteers with our new Burrowing Owl tote bags.

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