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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
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
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
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
Egret nests in Alameda, 2020
Editor’s Note: It’s nesting season! Photographer Gerry Traucht has been following a nesting colony of Great and Snowy Egrets in Alameda for eight years, through
Sharing birds with tomorrow’s outdoor educators
By Analicia Hawkins and Aryn Maitland Throughout the past year, opportunities to connect with the birding community in person and enjoy nature together have been
Butterflies on Mount Sutro in 2020
Editor’s Note: Liam O’Brien started conducting twice-monthly butterfly surveys on Mount Sutro in 2020 as part of our wildlife monitoring for U.C.S.F.’s new Vegetation Management
Birds and Mount Sutro’s changing forest
By Whitney Grover “Trees, trees, beautiful trees,” the high-pitched song of the Brown Creeper rings out from a nearby tree trunk. These well-camouflaged little birds
Top Guns of Bay Area Birding, 2020
By Michael Stevens Quite a story unfolded on the eBird Top 100 lists for 2020. After many years with the same excellent birders at the
Osprey Cam launches fifth nesting season
By Craig Griffeath A little over seventy-five years ago, a visitor to the naval shipyards at Richmond’s Point Potrero would have encountered an impressive bustle
Sage-Grouse Courtship Season
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, March 24, Bruce Mast will be leading a Virtual Field Trip via Zoom to see Greater Sage-Grouse courtship dances, as well as
Wintering Shorebirds on San Francisco Bay
By Maureen Lahiff Spring is almost here, but there’s still time to enjoy the shorebirds that are here for winter R&R. Many of the