In 2015, Golden Gate Bird Alliance started an initiative to save the lives of S.F. Bay water birds and marine mammals through the recycling of

By Bob Lewis In 2004, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology published the second edition of its Handbook of Bird Biology, a hefty volume of 11

By Alan Hopkins I awoke to the clanging and clashing of the garbage trucks outside my window. It was 2 a.m. When I listened carefully,

By Ilana DeBare Fall is a great time to create a garden that attracts birds… and we’ve got some resources to help! We just published

By Anne Hoff Sitting on a plastic mat on a pebble beach, the wind blowing at 30 miles per hour from the north, I join

By Jess Beebe Most people think of Point Isabel primarily as a dog park, and indeed it features one of the largest and most scenic off-leash

Editor’s Note: Some people go birding to escape from the stresses of daily life. For birders of color, those stresses often continue into the field.

By David Assmann Crissy Field Lagoon at dawn on a sunny day is the epitome of tranquility – herons and egrets feeding in a pristine

Editor’s Note: Autumn brings the return of many beloved Bay Area birds like White-crowned Sparrows. Where have they been all summer? This article by an Audubon

By Richard Bangert Location, location, location! But for a fenced-off dilapidated navigation light stand on a jetty at the Seaplane Lagoon, Ospreys would not have

By Eric Schroeder “Adorable” is how my wife Susan once described the Bewick’s Wren, and even non-birders would agree with the aptness of the description.