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GGBA BLOG

Welcome to our online blog featuring thoughtful articles on everything from birding hotspots to bird science written by members of our community.

In order to keep this blog as engaging and relevant as possible we welcome all interested contributors to pitch their article idea(s) to our communications desk at rnakano@goldengatebirds.org

We are especially interested in publishing blog posts from writers within underrepresented communities including; Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities. For more information on contributing blog posts and the editing process visit our Blog Guideline page here.

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Two hummingbird nestlings

Re-nest Success

By Tara McIntire I had noticed a persistent Anna’s Hummingbird zipping about our yard, collecting web from all the nooks and crannies, which made me

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July 27, 2021

Birding by Ear with help from AI

By Margot Bezrutczyk I’ll probably never know what it was: the bird that sang such complex, liquid song in the thicket of bay laurel that

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July 20, 2021
Brandt's Cormorants on the Farallon Islands by Michael Pierson

Two weeks on the Farallones

By Michael Pierson I recently had the pleasure of spending two weeks volunteering on the Farallon Islands as part of an invasive plant removal team.

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July 13, 2021
Breakfast cockatoo

Birds for breakfast

By Alan Krakauer The past year of Covid-19 saw folks change how they relate to nature. Like many of you, my wife and I enjoyed

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July 7, 2021
Umber Skipper butterfly

Mount Sutro’s Bombardier Butterflies

By Liam O’Brien They blast by incredibly fast, zipping and zagging every which way. No, I’m not talking about the annual visit of the Blue

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June 29, 2021
Mourning Dove pair

Contributing to a Breeding Bird Atlas

By Brandy Deminna Ford Have you ever really looked at a Mourning Dove—its grayish blue crown, pale rosy breast, and shimmering iridescence punctuated by myriad

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June 15, 2021
Young cormorant eating from bill of adult

Chow time for cormorant chicks

Photographer Rick Lewis, a Golden Gate Bird Alliance member, specializes in documenting the avian life near his Alameda home. Over the weekend he had a

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June 7, 2021
Variegated meadowhawk dragonfly

Dragonfly Detour

By Tara McIntire Over the course of this past year, our lives changed forever  For me, this has translated into a “world exposed” as I

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May 25, 2021
Birdathon 2021 logo

Birdathon 2021: Soaring success

By Ilana DeBare If Birdathon 2021 were a film, we’d say “it’s a wrap!” Instead we’ll say, “it’s a rap-tor!” Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s annual

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May 24, 2021
View of Toms Point

Secret Jewel along Tomales Bay

By Ilana DeBare Bay Area birdwatchers have long flocked to Audubon Canyon Ranch’s flagship Martin Griffin preserve along Bolinas Lagoon, which for years hosted dozens

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May 11, 2021
Felt Osprey chick

Creation of a felted Osprey chick

By Hilary Powers Bid high for the baby Osprey in the Birdathon auction – you may never see another! When Golden Gate Bird Alliance called

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May 4, 2021
Accessible birding at Shepherd Center in Georgia

Accessible birding for every body

By Chris Okon When I started birding in 2005, I went on each and every Golden Gate Bird Alliance bird walk that I could: the

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April 27, 2021
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