GGBA BLOG
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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
Blackbird fly! (off of my horse trailer)
By Eric Schroeder As a horse owner dependent upon a trailer to get into our local parks in the spring, I am vigilant about the
Eco-Ed students discover wild San Francisco
By Sharon Beals An energetic and slightly raucous hike up the trail through the canyon was just what the classroom of fourth graders from Bayshore
Greater Sage-Grouse on their lek: unforgettable experience
By Maureen Lahiff On a Golden Gate Bird Alliance trip in late March, an early adventure as part of Birdathon 2017, we had a long,
California Thrasher: curved bill, complex song
By Miya Lucas In the spring and summer, the song of the California Thrasher always puts a smile on my face. The rapid pulsing, throbbing
Peregrine Falcons nesting atop Cal’s Campanile
When Doug Bell heard that a pair of Peregrine Falcons was nesting on the Campanile, he couldn’t believe his luck. An avid falconer, Bell has