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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 rnakano@goldengatebirds.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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When birds + letters = art

By Ilana DeBare Birds. Letters. Art. It seems natural, given that those are Jeanette Nichols’ loves, that she would create one-of-a-kind watercolors illustrating the letters

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May 7, 2024

CENTRAL PARK BIRDING — WHY IT’S SPECIAL

By Ilana DeBare What makes birding in New York’s Central Park different from birding in the Bay Area?  (Um, you mean beside the hundred or

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May 5, 2024

Obi Kaufmann: Storytelling by “Field Atlas”

By Ilana DeBare How many nature writers get to create an entirely new genre of book? Heck, how many writers of any sort get to

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May 11, 2024

Arizona birding — prized destination and auction prize

By Daryl Goldman This year for the first time the Birdathon Auction is offering three great Arizona “bed and bird” experiences — overnight stays at

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May 9, 2024

Birding in Lodi: Not Just Sandhill Cranes

By Patrick Meeker Those of us in the San Francisco Bay Area and its surrounding areas are blessed with a rich tapestry of bird life.

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May 13, 2024

The Great Bird Auction Scavenger Hunt

By Daryl Goldman What happens when you ask your wife to be a Birdathon Auction item? Or if you ask your mother, good friend, or

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May 1, 2024

Birding in the Rockies

By Steve Hunter and Viviana Wolinsky We were skiers long before we were committed birders. We admired the majestic vistas of the Colorado Rockies as

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May 2, 2024

Bringing Back the Bay Birding Challenge

By Whitney Grover In 2022 Golden Gate Bird Alliance brought back the Bay Birding Challenge to Birdathon. Two teams, one in the East Bay and

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March 5, 2024

The Cost of our Choices: Calculating Your Carbon Footprint

By Bruce Mast I checked my carbon footprint last night. Why, you might ask? Well, it was either that or step on the bathroom scale.

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February 15, 2024

A Remembrance of Chris Carpenter

We mourn the loss of Chris Carpenter, a long-time active Bay Area birder. Chris died in December at the age of 82. Chris was a

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February 1, 2024

Audubon’s Save the Seabirds Fly-In

By Sierra Glassman and Emily Banno We’ve lost 70% of seabirds worldwide over the last 70 years. Our warming climate pushes the forage fish that

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February 26, 2024

SF Christmas Bird Count Report

By David Assmann Despite rainy weather, a record 190 participants joined the San Francisco Christmas Bird Count, an increase of 68 over last year. It

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January 26, 2024
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