GGBA BLOG
Welcome to our online blog featuring thoughtful articles on everything from birding hotspots to bird science written by members of our community.
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San Francisco’s changing bird life, Part 1
This is the first of three excerpts from San Francisco’s Natural History: From Sand Dunes to Street Cars, a new book by longtime Golden Gate
Applause for the Ridgway’s Rail
By Miya Lucas Walking on the shoreline of the North or East Bay, you have a chance to encounter one of our year-round residents that
Birding Peru – rich culture, wonderful birds
By Pat Kirkpatrick As a trip coordinator for Golden Gate Bird Alliance, I and my co-volunteer Rubi Abrams have had the opportunity to research and
Best holiday gift – the Christmas Bird Count
By Maureen Lahiff December 17 was the Third Sunday of Advent. We lit the rose candle for joy at the 5 p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
Big, sunny Christmas Bird Count in Oakland
By Ilana DeBare Over 300 Golden Gate Bird Alliance members and friends hit the streets, parks, shorelines, and golf courses of the East Bay on
Morcom Rose Garden: Birding Hotspot
By Blake Edgar In a sunken amphitheater between two of Oakland’s busiest boulevards, a pair of resident Wild Turkeys has been the most conspicuous avian
Four plovers of the Bay Area
By Linda Carloni One of the (many) great things about the City of Alameda is the birding. Our long sandy bay-side beach and mudflats offer
Talk some turkey this Thanksgiving!
By Bob Lewis Tired of talking politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Instead, entertain your family and friends by talking turkey – specifically, our increasing
Butterflies of Pier 94
By Ilana DeBare We often talk about the bird life at Pier 94, the former waterfront dump site owned by the Port of San Francisco
Cosco Busan oil spill – 10 years later
By Ilana DeBare Ten years ago — on November 7, 2007 — the Cosco Busan container ship struck a tower supporting the Bay Bridge and
Who named this bird and why?
By Steve and Carol Lombardi So there I was, standing in a marsh staring at a bird that my Sibley’s field guide identified as N.
Celebrating our Centennial at Lindsay
By Ilana DeBare Talk about grand finales! Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s traveling Centennial exhibit arrived at its final venue of 2017 this month – Lindsay