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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New docent, returning owls
By Raunak Bhinge In spite of the large number of people using Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina, the Burrowing Owls have again returned
Birding through dementia
This is an excerpt from Why We Bird, a new book published this month by Golden Gate Bird Alliance. By David C. Rice For fifteen
Speak up for wildlife in the GGNRA
By Ilana DeBare Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a national treasure, some 80,000 acres of wild coastland in the middle of our very urban
Great Bird Books for Kids
By Marissa Ortega-Welch As an educator for Golden Gate Bird Alliance, I’m always searching for great books about birds to share with my students. I’ll
Restoring Habitat at MLK Shoreline
By Pipi Ray Diamond On a bright sunny day in mid-November, about 25 mostly-teenage Golden Gate Bird Alliance volunteers gather for three hours to dig
From Strawberry Canyon to Mission Canyon
By Phila Rogers After 61 years in my house on the hillside above Strawberry Canyon in Berkeley, living elsewhere seemed inconceivable. The live oak I
Our door is back!
By Ilana DeBare If you were reading this blog last fall, you may remember the photos we posted of the beautiful bird mural painted on
Artist & birder & conservationist
By Ilana DeBare David Tomb’s two childhood loves were art and birds. As an adult, he’s brought them together — in a way that supports
The power of partnerships (to help birds)
By Ilana DeBare This is not a big dramatic story, just a little slice of daily life at Golden Gate Bird Alliance. But it shows
11 Rules for the Twenty-Something Birdwatcher
By Marissa Ortega-Welch J. Drew Lanham wrote an excellent piece in the latest Orion Magazine called “9 Rules for the Black Birdwatcher” that uses humor
GGBA birding docents on a national stage
By Ilana DeBare What do an art museum docent and a Golden Gate Bird Alliance birder have in common? That may sound like the start
Protecting the Farallon Islands ecosystem
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering using rodenticides to eliminate non-native mice from the Farallon Islands. While Golden Gate Bird Alliance