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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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We need your help — on lead ammunition, and falcon rescue

By Ilana DeBare Some weeks are quiet. It’s fine to go birding, take some photos, come home and have a glass of wine. Then there

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July 26, 2013

Report from the National Audubon convention

By Ilana DeBare Earlier this month Audubon held its first national convention in 13 years, and Golden Gate Bird Alliance was represented by two staff

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July 21, 2013

The Handbook of Bird Photography: Review

By Bob Lewis The Handbook of Bird Photography, by Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki and Bence Máté was published this year by Rocky Nook, Inc. of

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July 15, 2013

A nest tragedy creates a passionate birder

By Annette Litle It all began with a terrible accident. My husband and I were pruning a camellia that should have been tended to in

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July 10, 2013

Houseboat birding in Sausalito

By Matthew Perry Betsey and I arrive home to our houseboat from a birding trip to Point Reyes and see a large bird flying high

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July 2, 2013

Rescuing a bird – and its lice

By Dave Strauss In early June while driving along Arlington Avenue in Kensington, I spotted a little brown bird awkwardly thrashing in the road. It

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June 30, 2013

Against all odds — a Lake Merritt goose story

By Lee Aurich This is the tale of a young goose, her inappropriate choices, and the results. We begin with selection of her nesting spot

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June 26, 2013

Moving up(lands) at Pier 94

By Ilana DeBare Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s habitat work at Pier 94 in San Francisco is entering an exciting new stage – restoration of the

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June 23, 2013

Return of the Terns — and of the tern watchers

By Ilana DeBare This past Saturday was the annual Return of the Terns celebration and bus tour, the one day each year when the breeding

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June 19, 2013

Oakland adopts Bird Safety Building Measures

By Ilana DeBare Good news! The City of Oakland just added a set of Bird Safety Measures to its building permit requirements – becoming the

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June 16, 2013

One wing down

By Phila Rogers When I fell and broke my right shoulder in April, I felt as if I had lost a wing.  With the arm

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June 9, 2013

Buena Vista Park: Birding Hotspot

By Kimberly Jannarone  Buena Vista is San Francisco’s oldest official park (1867), and it earns its name.  It’s a hilltop forest, with winding trails and

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June 2, 2013
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