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From digital games to shoreline clean-ups
I got involved with Golden Gate Bird Alliance after moving to Ocean Beach and becoming enchanted with shorebirds, when I realized, “My God, I have been so alienated from nature that I have never before noticed birds!
What the fox says
Of the dozen times I have seen gray fox, this was the first time I ever heard them make a sound. I now know that not only do gray fox growl, they yap, bark, and make a screaming sound that carries a long distance.
Shakespeare’s Birds Walk & Talk
By Mary Ann Koory In 2010, Linda Swanson, I, and friends attended a thrilling CalShakes production of Macbeth in Orinda. As we took our seats,
Barn Owl Boxes in Bay Area Parks
By Max Lee For my Eagle Scout project, I built twelve nest boxes for Barn Owls. These boxes (designed by Steve Simmons) are made to
How Birdwatching Helped Ease My Anxiety
By Emily Busse Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared in The Bold Italic and can be found here. What I thought was a “grandmas-only” hobby
GGBA teams up with the Feminist Bird Club at Land’s End
By Alex Smolyanskaya “Why feminist?” is a question I’ve been getting a lot lately. I’ll answer by starting at the beginning. The Feminist Bird Club
Waves of Warblers
By Marjorie Powell My husband Joe and I spent 5 days in May visiting friends who have retired to the north shore of Lake Huron,
Takes a Village .. To save a Colony!
Text by Alison Garvin Photos by Lyla Arum SC: Did u c Cindy’s post about losing half the post office ficus tree last night? AG: What!?
Lessons from a Little Bird
Text and photos by Joe Galkowski Well known to advertisers, safety specialists, and those who design road signs, is the psychological principle of habituation. In
Support Our Supporters
By Daryl Anne Goldman Thanks to hard work and generous donations, 2019 Birdathon raised $65,000 for GGBA’s conservation, restoration, and education programs. We were fortunate
To Etosha and Beyond
Text and photos by Eric Schroeder When I began working with the GGBA Travel Program a year ago, I didn’t envision that one of the
Rapidly Changing Images
Text and Photos by Joe Galkowski One of the things that still surprises me as a wildlife photographer is how an individual animal can look