• Explore exotic Texas birding with GGBA

    ByGGBA

    Want to broaden your birding horizons and see an astonishing array of new species? Join our trip to South Texas in late February.

    The nine-day trip – guided by Naturalist Journeys, experts in Texas birds — will include many subtropical species whose northern range extends just past the Mexican border, as well as many migrants in breeding plumage.

    “South Texas may be the most exotic winter birding destination in North America, and the chance to also see endangered Whooping Cranes in good number puts this tour over the top,”  said GGBA Travel Coordinator Pat Kirkpatrick.

    GGBA member Pamela Clark describes her own great birding experiences in South Texas in a recent blog post. You can read the itinerary and other details of the trip here.  It runs from Feb. 26 through March 6th.

    Questions? Email Pat Kirkpatrick at  patkirkpatrick14@gmail.com. Or see the GGBA Travel web page for info on other upcoming trips.…

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    January 2013 Gull is available

    ByGGBA

     

    The new edition of The Gull newsletter for January 2013 is now available online, with  a report by Bob Lewis on bird population trends in the Oakland Christmas Bird Count, an open letter from former GGBA Executive Director Arthur Feinstein, upcoming field trips and speaker events,  and more.

     

     

    Click here to read it in color:  Gull – Jan 2013

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  • Christmas Bird Count is here!

    ByGGBA

    Time for Audubon’s 114th annual Christmas Bird Count!  Golden Gate Bird Alliance members and friends will take part in an Oakland CBC on Sunday Dec. 16th and a San Francisco CBC on Thursday Dec. 27th.

    Registration is now closed for both counts, but you can still join us at the celebratory dinner after each count. See our CBC web page for details, and email us at ggas@goldengatebirdalliance.org if you would like to sign up for the dinner. The dinner costs $20 at the door.

    Press: Want to cover the Oakland or San Francisco CBC? Contact Communications Director Ilana DeBare at idebare@goldengatebirdalliance.org for logistical information. You can also download our CBC 2012 Press Release.…

  • GGBA Holiday Open House

    ByGGBA

    You’re invited to our Holiday Open House on Friday Dec. 14, from 4 to 8 pm!

    Come by the GGBA office at 2530 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley to celebrate the holiday season with old and new birding friends. This year, we are holding a joint open house with the other great nonprofits in our building, including the Sierra Club and Ecology Center.

    Nibble on pizza and drinks in our office… buy a few birding gifts in our store… then stroll down the hall and enjoy more food and entertainment while learning about these other organizations.

    There will be music and door prizes, as well as food and drink — and of course good company. We hope to see you there!

    Golden Gate Bird Alliance is located at 2530 San Pablo Avenue, at the corner of Blake, in Berkeley. …

  • GGBA announces new Executive Director

    ByGGBA

    On December 1st, Mike Lynes will succeed Mark Welther as Executive Director of Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Following is a letter from GGBA Board President Carey Knecht welcoming Mike and thanking Mark for his leadership and service to Golden Gate Bird Alliance. 

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    Dear Golden Gate Bird Alliance members and friends:

    We are announcing a leadership change at Golden Gate Bird Alliance: On December 1st, Mike Lynes will succeed Mark Welther as GGBA Executive Director.

    These are challenging economic times for most nonprofits, and GGBA has been making strategic adjustments in order to ensure long-term sustainability. One of Mark’s strongest recommendations was that we streamline our leadership structure by merging the Executive Director and Conservation Director roles, and ask Mike to lead Golden Gate Bird Alliance in its work ahead.

    Many of you know Mike as our Conservation Director since 2008. He brings with him the dedication and expertise necessary to engage all Bay Area residents in protecting birds and habitat. A U.C. Davis-trained biologist who studied birds with PRBO Conservation Science, he is also a lawyer specializing in environmental policy. For the past four years, he has been Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s chief strategist and public face on conservation issues.

    We extend our respect and deep gratitude to Mark for his leadership over the past three and a half years. Mark guided GGBA to some major victories: a landmark agreement to remove thousands of old bird-killing wind turbines at Altamont Pass, San Francisco’s adoption of Bird-Safe Building Standards, and the expansion of the Eco-Education Program and high school internships into Richmond and San Francisco. Mark will continue to be involved with Golden Gate Bird Alliance as a member and advisor, and he looks forward to getting out in the field more.

    We on the Golden Gate Bird Alliance Board of Directors look forward to working with all of you to strengthen GGBA’s conservation and education programs. Your support is what makes possible all of our great activities including advocacy, field trips, guest speakers, restoration days and youth education.

    If you haven’t had an opportunity to meet Mike personally yet, you’ll have a chance at our annual Christmas Bird Counts on Dec. 16 and 27. We hope to see you there!

    Yours truly,

    Carey Knecht,
    President, GGBA Board of Directors
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