• PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Dec. 8

    ByGGBA

    Join us on Sunday morning December 8th from 10 a..m. until noon for our fourth PB&J Birders walk for kids and families — this time in Berkeley!

    Our fun, friendly nature education staff will lead us in scouting for wintering waterfowl and shorebirds along the Berkeley waterfront. We’ll start at Aquatic Park — looking for pelicans, ducks and more — and then cross the bike bridge to look for shorebirds.

    Share the fun of exploring nature — download a flyer and share it with your child’s class or preschool!

    PB&J Birders flyer

    Meet: At 10 a.m. in front of the playground at the south end of Bolivar Drive. Bolivar Drive runs north to south and can be accessed by two perpendicular streets, either Addison or Bancroft. Bancroft is closer to the playground. Parking is available along Bolivar or in the small parking lot next to the playground. The area is easily accessible by bicycle.

    Bring:  Snacks, water, layers of clothes,a lunch for afterward and binoculars if you have them. We will also have quality binoculars and field guides available. Restrooms and water faucets available on site.
    This event is free and open to families with kids of all ages.
    For questions, email Anthony at adecicco@goldengatebirdalliance.org

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  • North Bay Boat Trip – November 16

    ByGGBA

    NOTE: This trip is now FULL but you may sign up on the waiting list. 

    Join Dolphin Charters and GGBA to explore northern San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay, home to thousands of wintering birds.

    Led by GGBA birding instructor Bob Lewis, we’ll cruise from Berkeley through northern SF Bay into San Pablo Bay. Leaving from the Berkeley Marina, we will proceed along the old Berkeley ferry pier to see what’s shaking, turn north and head over to Southhampton Shoal, and then on to the Richmond Inner Harbor and Brooks Island and its breakwater.

    Surf Scoter / Photo by Bob Lewis

    Leaving this area we’ll travel to Red Rock before passing under the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge and our views of East and West Brothers Islands. This trip offers water bird and marine mammal viewing in stunning locations, many of which can only be seen by boat.  In addition to the many ducks, loons, pelicans and gulls that come into the Bay for the winter, we can also expect to see resident cormorants, grebes, terns and murres.

    Leaving this area we’ll travel to Red Rock before passing under the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge and our views of East and West Brothers Islands. This trip offers water bird and marine mammal viewing in stunning locations, many of which can only be seen by boat.  In addition to the many ducks, loons, pelicans and gulls that come into the Bay for the winter, we can also expect to see resident cormorants, grebes, terns and murres.

    Dress in layers.  Bring liquids and lunch.  Trip is limited to 25 people. If it fills up, there will be an online waiting list.

    Date: Saturday November 16, 2013
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Cost: $85 for GGBA members and $95 for non-members.

    Depart and return: Berkeley Marina (directions will be emailed to all paid attendees).

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  • PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Sept. 29

    ByGGBA

    Join us on Sunday morning September 29th for our third PB&J Birders walk for kids and families!

    Share fall migration with the kids in your life! Little birders and their parents/guardians are invited on this easy walk at Land’s End in San Francisco, where we will look for shorebirds, ducks and more.

    Bring snacks and binoculars/scopes if you have them. PB&J Birders will bring extra binoculars, birding books, coloring projects/pages and crayons, cameras, and of course peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to share! (Please let us know if you or your kids have allergies.) Meet at 10 a.m. near the Visitors Center in the parking lot of Land’s End (680 Point Lobos Avenue).

    PB&J Birders walks are led by a dad (Tom) and his two daughters (Maire and Emma, one of whom designed the PB&J Birders logo). PB&J Birders events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom at tommacbarbc@aol.com.

     

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  • Breakneck Birding in Oakland magazine

    ByGGBA

    What’s it like to sight one hundred birds in six hours — all within Oakland city limits? Oakland magazine provides a vivid account of the Oaktown Ouzels team’s “big six hours” during our April 2013 Birdathon.

    Click here to read the online version of the story. And then start planning your own 2014 Birdathon trip!

    Oaktown Ouzels at Sibley Regional Park / Photo by Ilana DeBare One of 105 species / Photo by Ilana DeBare Oaktown Ouzels at Lake Merritt / Photo by Ilana DeBare

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