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

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

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

By Frances Dupont The Burrowing Owls are back! And this year, Golden Gate Bird Alliance is expanding its Burrowing Owl docent program beyond Berkeley to

By Ilana DeBare Good news for California Condors, Golden Eagles and other raptors — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 711, the Audubon-backed bill that

By Ilana DeBare It’s the time of year when some old, out-of-use chimneys at a San Rafael brickyard become a site of avian wonder. Tens

By Burr Heneman and Janet Visick We did our first high country trip in a long time in early August, and we took three of

Sharp Park Golf Course is located in Pacifica but owned and operated by the City of San Francisco. For several years, Golden Gate Bird Alliance

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

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

By Ilana DeBare The San Francisco Airport Marriott has had some unusual guests for the past two springs — families of Barn Owls. In spring

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