Warbler wonderland in May 2020
Magee Marsh in Northern Ohio is one of the premier birding spots in North America. Our May 2020 guided trip there will spot nearly 200 species.
Egrets in the Monterey pines, 2019
Breathtaking sight as we approach where the colony once was and spot six Great Egrets in several pines a few yards from the old Monterey pine tree. Hardly drawing attention to themselves, they have built their new nests.
Birding in Baja: two sorts of tails
When I first heard about the Golden Gate Bird Alliance trip to Southern Baja, I was tempted by the variety it offered—not only in the different sorts of habitat we’d be visiting there, but in the variety of bird species that would be present, and the opportunity to see California Gray Whales at their breeding grounds. Birds and whales—what could be better?
From digital games to shoreline clean-ups
I got involved with Golden Gate Bird Alliance after moving to Ocean Beach and becoming enchanted with shorebirds, when I realized, “My God, I have been so alienated from nature that I have never before noticed birds!
What the fox says
Of the dozen times I have seen gray fox, this was the first time I ever heard them make a sound. I now know that not only do gray fox growl, they yap, bark, and make a screaming sound that carries a long distance.