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Protect the Mokelumne River & its bird habitat
Editor’s note: Make your voice heard! Email state legislators today about protecting the Mokelumne River. There is an important hearing on Monday June 23. By
Alameda Point Ospreys face nesting disruption
By Richard Bangert In early June a pair of returning Ospreys looked ready for the day in their newly made nest atop a parking lot
In memory of Jay Holcomb
Jay Holcomb, Executive Director of International Bird Rescue in Fairfield, passed away from cancer on Tuesday June 10 at the age of 63. Many Golden
Oakland Night-Herons released at MLK Shoreline
By Ilana DeBare Golden Gate Bird Alliance joined International Bird Rescue on Saturday to release four of the juvenile Black-crowned Night-Herons that had been displaced and injured
Birdathon 2014 – everyone was a winner
By Ilana DeBare Whew! Now that Birdathon 2014 is all wrapped up, we can take a deep breath and look around and and realize that…
Treating condors for lead at the Oakland Zoo
By Holly Bern I’d be thrilled to announce that a healthy condor had made its way into the East Bay, but, alas, it is a
Petaluma’s Cliff Swallows – one year later
By April Rose Sommer Cliff swallows love a good overpass. Unfortunately, last spring Caltrans construction to widen Highway 101 in Petaluma ran afoul of two
Miwok-style Birdathon, 2014
Editor’s Note: Several years ago, Ivan Samuels started wondering what it would be like to do a Big Day in the style of California’s original
A Condor at the Pinnacles
By Rusty Scalf The unanticipated can seem like a monkey wrench into the gears, and yet prove to be a great stroke of luck. This
Rita Sklar: Sharing the joy of birds in art
By Ilana DeBare Looking at Rita Sklar’s vivid paintings of birds, you’d think she’d been wielding both binoculars and brushes since she was a child.
Preparing for Alameda’s Least Tern nesting season
This post is reprinted with permission from the Alameda Point Environmental Report blog. By Richard Bangert The 9.7-acre nesting area for the endangered California Least
GGBA docents showcase birds of Lake Merritt
By Maureen Lahiff This year, we’re celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant and California State Parks with much festivity. But Yosemite Valley and