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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 rna****@*************ds.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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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

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February 8, 2016

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

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January 31, 2016

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

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January 27, 2016

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

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January 24, 2016

SF sparrows adapt their song to urban noise

Editor’s: This article is excerpted from the latest issue of Bay Nature magazine. To read the complete article, click here. By Kim Todd Lobos Creek

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January 21, 2016

Fond Farewell to Observations

Editor’s Note: Thirteen years ago, Bruce Mast began writing our monthly Observations column, a roundup of rare and unusual bird sightings throughout the Bay Area.

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January 18, 2016

Lani’s Big Year: Success in the Deep Freeze

Note: This is the tenth in a series of occasional blog posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his other half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to see over

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January 13, 2016

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,

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January 10, 2016

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

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January 4, 2016

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

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December 30, 2015

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

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December 27, 2015

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,

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December 23, 2015
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