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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.

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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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Osprey starting to nest along the Bay

Golden Gate Bird Alliance is part of the Bay Area Osprey Coalition, a new group working to protect and educate the public about the growing

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July 31, 2014

Making it work on the South Coast

By Phila Rogers I don’t think I could have written these words even two months ago because I was still unreconciled to my move to

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July 16, 2014

A fallen sparrow spurs a bird-friendly schoolyard

By Anthony DeCicco  Imagine you are a Golden-crowned Sparrow. You hatched in 2013 on the shrubby lowland tundra of Middleton Island, about 80 miles off

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July 10, 2014

Making the case for biodiversity

By Jack Dumbacher I have little doubt that as long as there are people to watch them, there will always be some birds to watch.

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July 7, 2014

An Eco-Ed school year winds up at the ocean

By Marissa Ortega-Welch Gathered in the cafeteria of their school at eight a.m. on a school day morning in June, the three third grade classes

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July 1, 2014

Forming a national network for bird-safe buildings

By Noreen Weeden Ten representatives from Audubon Society chapters and National Audubon staff came together in St. Paul, MN earlier this month to share ideas

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June 29, 2014

My first GGBA Yosemite trip

By Maureen Lahiff It’s taken me quite a while to combine my love of Yosemite and my love of birds. I get to Yosemite several

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June 22, 2014

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

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June 19, 2014

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

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June 16, 2014

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

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June 11, 2014

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

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June 10, 2014

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…

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May 25, 2014
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