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
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What are your dreams for Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s next century?
By Ilana DeBare Yesterday we printed quotes from our volunteers about what they most appreciate about Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Today we’re sharing other responses
What do you love about Golden Gate Bird Alliance?
By Ilana DeBare Last year, while planning for our Centennial exhibit, we conducted a survey of our most active volunteers to learn what they felt
Presidio of San Francisco: Birding Hotspot
By Alan Hopkins With a bird list of more than 200 species, the Presidio has become a beloved site for Bay Area birdwatchers. The area
Burrowing Owl docents start their 11th season
By Della Dash Everyone loves Burrowing Owls… once they actually see one. As Burrowing Owl docents with Golden Gate Bird Alliance, we get the added
How birds handle hot weather
By Bob Lewis With our temperature climbing this week, some of us are wondering how birds deal with elevated temperatures. Remember, they’re sitting inside a
There’s a tropicbird under my bed!
By Eric Schroeder This past spring I spent some time following the progress of a Brewer’s Blackbird family that built a nest on my horse
Tiny nest box camera = big schoolyard excitement
By Ilana DeBare You’re probably seen our amazingly intimate video feed from an Osprey nest on the Richmond shoreline — the first live Osprey nest
Farallon Islands through the centuries
Editor’s Note: The Farallon Islands have been part of Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s history since our founding a century ago in 1917. Today they face a
From bird lover to bird lobbyist (for a day)
By Janet McGarry Like most nature lovers, I am alarmed and outraged at Trump’s efforts to dismantle environmental regulations and policies. So when I read
Oakland herons released at MLK Shoreline
By Ilana DeBare Our three-way heron rescue partnership with International Bird Rescue and Oakland Zoo paid inspiring dividends again on Friday, when 19 young herons
Falcon fledge watch at UC Berkeley
By Christina Tarr In spring, the U.C. Berkeley campus is a veritable nursery. I walk across campus almost daily, and have regularly seen baby juncos,
Oakland saves herons while removing nest tree
By Ilana DeBare What a difference three years makes! In spring 2014, Oakland post office officials thoughtlessly decided to cut foliage in the Bay Area’s