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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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Late Fall, Snowy Egrets

By Gerry Traucht   Editor’s Note: Gerry offers us glimpses of what he sees at and near his home. This unique collection embodies the qualities

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January 8, 2021

Food Fest for Birds

By Leanne Grossman   It’s about 11:45 am on November 14th when I notice thousands of transparent wings lift into the sky. Termite larvae are

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December 30, 2020

Fall is the New Spring

By Liam O’Brien   It’s almost a cliche – comes the Spring comes the butterflies! Since they coevolved with flowering plants for the most part

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December 23, 2020

A World Exposed Volume 2: The (humming)birds and the bees

By Tara McIntire   Here we are, over six months of sheltering in place and my birding has forever been changed.  First, it was adjusted

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December 15, 2020

Pelagic Rookie

By Michael Stevens   I have been birding fairly seriously for the last two years and found myself tempted to try a pelagic trip, an

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December 8, 2020

An Online Bird Art Show: “Wild Things”

By Rita Sklar   I have been a member of Golden Gate Bird Alliance since 2004. I have gone on many guided bird walks, attended

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November 30, 2020

The Secret Lives of Turkeys

By Alan Krakauer   Editor’s Note: Alan is a biologist living in Richmond. He is broadly interested in evolution, ecology, and natural history. Most of

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November 23, 2020

Why I’m Partnering with GGBA

By Alan Krakauer of Alan Krakauer Photography   When I launched Alan Krakauer Photography in 2018, I wanted to channel my passion for birds into

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November 18, 2020

Celebrating Clay Anderson, one of Bay Nature’s 2021 Local Heroes

By Melissa Ramos, Communications Manager   We at GGBA are pleased to announce that our own Clay Anderson (Youth Programs Manager and the head of

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November 13, 2020

Spring on the Summit

By Liam O’Brien   “Mysterious and little known organisms live within walking distance of where you sit. Splendor awaits in minute proportions.” – E.O. Wilson, Biophilia.

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November 5, 2020

The Anatomy of a Fundraising Event

By Daryl Goldman   We’re almost halfway to our goal of $20,000 for GGBA’s second online fundraiser, our Bird Art and Holiday Sale. I hope

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October 29, 2020

Vote!

By Pam Young, Executive Director   You are the most important person in the world. Because this is the year that you decide the future

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October 27, 2020
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