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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Drones and birds — a growing conflict?
By Ilana DeBare The rocky oceanfront near San Francisco’s Sutro Baths is a key nesting spot for shorebirds such as Black Oystercatchers and Brandt’s Cormorants.
Big Year Birding on the South Texas Coast
Note: This is the sixth in a series of occasional blog posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his other half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to
Heron’s Head Park: Birding Hotspot
By Dominik Mosur Imagine a complex of salt, brackish and freshwater marshes and associated upland covering hundreds of thousands of acres. Then picture it reduced
In praise of fourteen hundred (!) volunteers
By Ilana DeBare Golden Gate Bird Alliance relies on volunteers. How many volunteers, you might ask? A few dozen? Maybe a hundred? Try fourteen hundred
A thriving “Tern Town” in Hayward
By Ilana DeBare If you’ve been involved with Golden Gate Bird Alliance, you’ve probably heard a lot about the nesting colony of California Least Terns
“Chicken” searching in Colorado
Note: This is the fifth in a series of occasional blog posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his other half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to
Eco-Education by the Bay
This year, Golden Gate Bird Alliance is awarding its Paul Covel Conservation Education award to Herb and Randi Long, two volunteers who have been pillars
Birding Formosa
By Eddie Bartley On a recent visit to Taiwan, we rejoined our friends and most excellent local wildlife guides Stone and Richard for what we
Experiencing Condors during Birdathon
By Leslie Jacoby Newsflash, April 20, 2015: Conservationists thought one of the few numbered wild California Condors had disappeared somewhere in the vast geographical landscape
Birdathon 2015 – successful and fun!
By Ilana DeBare We won’t beat around the bush with the good news. Birdathon 2015 not only hit its goal of raising $50,000 — we
More bad news for Altamont birds
By Ilana DeBare The Alameda County Board of Supervisors had an opportunity Tuesday to reverse a bad decision about Altamont wind power — and they
Lani’s Big Year goes to Florida
Note: This is the fourth in an ongoing series of posts by GGBA member George Peyton about his better half Lani Rumbaoa’s effort to spot