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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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GGBA & allies win squirrel reprieve

By April Rose Sommer Much to the relief of many Golden Gate Bird Alliance members, the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to delay its

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March 26, 2014

Birding Belize with GGBA

By Carol and Steve Lombardi In early February, 2014 we “traveled with Golden Gate Bird Alliance” on Mark Pretti’s Belize tour. Belize is small and

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March 20, 2014

John McLaren Park: Birding Hotspot

By Alan Hopkins  Located near San Francisco’s southern border, John McLaren Park is the city’s second-largest park. Its 312 acres have well-developed trails that cross

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March 13, 2014

Go Bears! Spot that warbler!

By Ilana DeBare Go Bears! Spot that warbler! That’s a chant you’re unlikely to hear from the packed bleachers of Memorial Stadium during a Cal-Stanford

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March 9, 2014

How birding passion creates star fundraisers

By Ilana DeBare When Lisa Eileen Hern agreed to take part in Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s Birdathon last year, she thought she’d raise $100 …

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March 5, 2014

Oakland CBC – final numbers are in!

Editor’s Note: Results have now been finalized for the 2013 Oakland Christmas Bird Count. Here is a summary by CBC Co-Compilers Dave Quady and Bob

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March 2, 2014

Protecting birds and cats with a “catio”

By Ilana DeBare The black cat named Totoro trained his bright yellow eyes on a Chestnut-backed Chickadee singing on a branch. The chickadee was only

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February 26, 2014

Meet Laura Gobbi, our new Board President

By Ilana DeBare We’re excited to welcome Laura Gobbi as the new president of Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s board! (Just to avoid confusion: This is

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February 20, 2014

A birdy Valentine’s Day from GGBA!

By Ilana DeBare Which pair of birds best sums up YOUR relationship(s)? “Sometimes I feel like we’re talking past each other.”   “I’m head over

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February 13, 2014

GGBA op-ed in the SF Chronicle

GGBA Executive Director Mike Lynes speaks out on behalf of wildlife and balanced uses of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in an op-ed in

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February 6, 2014

Snowy Plovers at Alameda

By Ilana DeBare For the past couple of months, Golden Gate Bird Alliance volunteers have been monitoring the small population of threatened Western Snowy Plovers

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February 2, 2014

Mike Lynes moves to Audubon California

Mike Lynes, Executive Director of Golden Gate Bird Alliance, will be stepping down from GGBA to become Director of Public Policy for Audubon California on

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January 27, 2014
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