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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Herons above, artists below
By Ilana DeBare The herons and egrets that nest in the street trees of downtown Oakland have been painting the sidewalks white for years. On
Conserving seabirds on the “Isles of Amnesia”
By Mark Rauzon What does it mean to take direct action to save seabirds? Pulling weeds? Poisoning ants? Trapping rats? Killing cats? How far would
Mitchell Canyon: Birding Hotspot
By Steve and Carol Lombardi The north slope of Mt. Diablo near Clayton offers one of the best birding spots in the East Bay. Mitchell
Birding Northwest Ecuador
Editor’s Note: Golden Gate Bird Alliance is sponsoring a birding tour to Ecuador in fall 2016. Here’s an account of one member’s visit to Ecuador
Mild-mannered birder turns into Super Fundraiser
By Ilana DeBare Whether you count birds for your life list or simply count the days until your next bird outing, here’s a number that
Record number of Snowy Plovers on Ocean Beach
Editor’s Note: The San Francisco Chronicle ran an excellent story this weekend on San Francisco’s Snowy Plovers, which we are reprinting here in case you
Chabot Gun Club – necessary closure, unnecessary delay
By Ilana DeBare The East Bay Regional Park District board made a welcome decision on Tuesday to shut down the Chabot Gun Club, which has
Lessons Learned from Lani’s Big Year
Note: This is the final installment in a series of 11 blog posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his other half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to
Bob Lewis wins national birding award
By Ilana DeBare Amidst all the injustice in our world, every so often there’s something that is amazingly, happily, unarguably right. Like Bob Lewis being
Alcatraz docents show avian side of “The Rock”
By Bonnie Brown When I heard about the Waterbird Docent Program on Alcatraz last year, I knew it was the volunteer opportunity for me. I
The rewards of getting kids outdoors
By Pauline Grant When I returned recently from North Carolina with a stink bug loose in my suitcase, I did not immediately toss it out
Art for all, and less light pollution for birds
By Ilana DeBare Bay Area residents will receive a sparkling nighttime gift this month when the Bay Lights art installation on the Bay Bridge goes