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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Sausal Creek: Birding Hotspot
By Patricia Bacchetti and Mark Rauzon Fifteen years ago, Sausal Creek wouldn’t have been even an afterthought on most Bay Area where-to-bird maps. Running from
Birding by ear for beginners
Want to learn bird calls but not sure how to start? Here are some tips from Denise Wight, who teaches Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s popular
A Box for Barn Owls at the SFO Marriott
By Ilana DeBare The San Francisco Airport Marriott has had some unusual guests for the past two springs — families of Barn Owls. In spring
Biking (and birding?) the new Bay Bridge
By Ilana DeBare I joined about a zillion other Bay Area residents this past weekend in exploring the bike/walk trail along the new eastern span
How birds adapt to traffic
By Jack Dumbacher We know that birds have been adapting to life in human landscapes. They change their songs to stand out against the urban
A chance to do better by Petaluma swallows
By Ilana DeBare There’s some potentially good news for the Cliff Swallows near the Highway 101 overpass in Petaluma: Caltrans may reevaluate the use of netting
Freeway Birding – SF to Seattle
By Sam Zuckerman In the vast array of birding guides, it’s hard to stick out. Harry Fuller’s Freeway Birding: San Francisco to Seattle (Living Gold
Lights Out for Fall Migration
By Ilana DeBare It’s that time again — fall migration! Hawks, shorebirds and songbirds are starting to filter through the Bay Area. And to keep
How’s your tern ID?
Here’s a chance to test your tern I.D. skills! San Francisco photographer Lee-Hong Chang took pictures of five species of tern in the Bay Area
SF painter wins national duck stamp contest — again!
By Ilana DeBare San Francisco painter Robert Steiner has won the annual contest for the federal Duck Stamp — for the second time — with a
A Cooper’s Hawk in the bedroom
By Mary Malec When I moved into my current house 11 years ago, I moved away from a creekside filled with trees. In the trees
GGBA Birders in Wisconsin
By Carol Lombardi We flew over perfect grids of Midwestern fields into Milwaukee’s early evening, excited to be part of Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s May