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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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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Watching Black Oystercatchers in breeding season
By Jane Turner Hart This past spring and summer I had the chance to observe a remarkable period of a Black Oystercatcher’s life: the nesting,
Becoming a Master Birder
By Krista Jordan In late 2014, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and that’s when I saw it – a post by Golden Gate
2015 SF CBC – clear, crisp, and fun
By Ilana DeBare The day began clear and cold, so cold that the grass sparkled with frost until mid-morning in some areas. Over 130 enthusiastic
Brown Pelicans display beauty during trying times
By Richard Bangert About 100 California Brown Pelicans made an unusual appearance on the old wooden dock on the south side of Alameda Point near
Glen Canyon Park: Birding Hotspot
By Dominik Mosur During the most significant drought in California in a millennium, a trickle of water continues to wind its way down Glen Canyon,
Our 75th Oakland CBC — damp but successful
By Ilana DeBare The El Niño rains took a short mini-siesta on Sunday… long enough for us to have a successful 2015 Oakland Christmas Bird
Our volunteers rocked in 2015!
By Ilana DeBare As we approach year’s end, it’s nice to take time to appreciate some of the wonderful things about 2015. Like… our Golden
GGBA birds the Bay with Dolphin Charters
By David Assmann At 8:45 a.m. on Saturday November 21st, 29 enthusiastic birders boarded the double-decker River Dolphin at the Berkeley Marina for a full
Lani’s Big Year: California Dreaming
Note: This is the ninth in a series of occasional blog posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his other half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to see over
Holiday gifts for birders, 2015 edition
By Ilana DeBare Looking for holiday gifts that will tickle the tail feathers of the birders in your life? Here are some ideas that go
Talking turkey (the wild kind) in Oakland
This article is reprinted from CityLab, an online journalism site affiliated with The Atlantic magazine. By John Metcalfe Walking out my front door a little
Altamont Winds Inc. to shut down its Bay Area turbines
By Cindy Margulis In a major victory for Altamont Pass birds, a wind company that has killed outrageous numbers of birds in the Altamont area