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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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Daryl Goldman: Bird Artist

Editor’s Note: Daryl Goldman is one of many talented artists whose work is featured in Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s first-ever online bird art auction, which runs

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May 25, 2020

Nancy Overton: Bird Artist

Editor’s Note: Nancy Overton is one of many talented artists whose work is featured in Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s first-ever online bird art auction, which runs

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May 22, 2020

David Tomb: Bird Artist

Editor’s Note: David Tomb is one of many talented artists whose work is featured in GGBA’s first ever online bird art auction, which runs from

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May 18, 2020

Mandy, Feisty, the Mandarin Duck

By Linda Swanson   My story begins on November 17, 2014 in Golden Gate Park at the inlet curve of Stow Lake. Annually, one or

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April 30, 2020

Backyard Birding

By Carol Oakes   We all need positivity in our lives right now, which is why I’m encouraging everybody to start noticing the little joyful

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April 27, 2020

Earth Day 2020: Reflections

Editor’s Note: Some of our GGBA staff and board have compiled their reflections on what Earth Day means to them and the actions we can

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April 22, 2020

Earth Day at 50

By Maureen Lahiff   I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, famous for the burning Cuyahoga River in summer 1969. There had been several fires on

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April 22, 2020

Now Is The Time To Garden For Birds

By Kathy Kramer   Birding from home has become more important than ever in our current sheltered situation. Many of us are learning that it

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April 21, 2020

Street Life: The San Francisco Edition

By Richard Bradus   One of the (few) benefits of this crisis is the marked reduction of traffic and the attendant noise, allowing us to

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April 20, 2020

Sheltering in Place: Zuihitsu

By Gerry Traucht   Editor’s Note: Gerry offers us glimpses of what he sees on his Berkeley strolls. This unique collection embodies the qualities of

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April 16, 2020

Birding Through the Feelings

By Megan Fradley-Smith   One of my earliest childhood memories, one that brings me much joy, is of a moment in kindergarten on a class

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April 14, 2020

When Birds Are More Than a Hobby

By Alan Krakauer     Like many of you, I count birds as a “necessary luxury,” something I feel I can’t live without, or at

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April 13, 2020
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