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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 rna****@*************ds.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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Journeying Homeward From Home

By Gerry Traucht His name is Hello. When I say, Hello, to an empty sky, a crow appears. It takes a minute or two if

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September 3, 2020

How I Came to Love Owls Even More

By Alan Krakauer I wish this was a normal spring and summer. However, if I had to pick one up-side to being forced to bird

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August 28, 2020

Bird Friendly Chocolate

By Sharol Nelson-Embry If you’ve never tasted single-origin chocolate, stop reading and go find yourself a bar. Each country where cacao is grown, and sometimes

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August 27, 2020

How Birds and Chocolate Became My Passion

By Sharol Nelson-Embry A rare, endangered songbird flute-like call echoes through a tropical forest with cacao trees bordering on a high elevation pine “cloud forest”

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August 19, 2020

Thoughts of Tam

By Craig Griffeath The SF Bay Ospreys nest community mourns the death of 2020 fledgling Tam, aged 76 days. Though brief, his life touched many

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August 11, 2020

A Bird Class Student for 16 Years

By Linda Swanson You’re thinking no, that can’t be possible, sixteen years? But yes, I was a student in Joe Morlan’s weekly Bird Class beginning

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August 6, 2020

New Bluebird in Central Alameda

By Linda Carloni Western Bluebirds are favorites of many, with the male’s brilliant royal-blue colors and rusty breast. The species has long been seen on

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July 30, 2020

Birds of the Future

By Paloma MacKenzie   During the winter, I always seem to notice crows in the neighborhood more often. It’s become a common occurrence to see

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July 28, 2020

Palm Springs and the Salton Sea: Reflections

By Marjorie Powell   If you’d like to begin planning your 2021 outings or want to jump-start next year’s eBird list, consider joining the GGBA

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July 23, 2020

Passage of Emeryville Bird-Safe Building Standards

By Noreen Weeden The Emeryville City Council and Mayor evaluated, and by a 5-0 vote, unanimously approved, Bird-Safe Building Standards. These standards will become effective

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July 22, 2020

Crow Watch

By Tobey Hiller   For some time—years, actually—I’ve been feeding a pair of crows on my backyard fence. Well, not the same pair. This seems

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July 21, 2020

Artists Reflect on GGBA’s Auction

Editor’s Note: Our first ever online bird art auction was a major success thanks to your support and thanks to the hard work of our

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July 20, 2020
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