GGBA BLOG
Welcome to our online blog featuring thoughtful articles on everything from birding hotspots to bird science written by members of our community.
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Two goslings gone – in the jaws of unleashed dogs
By Ilana DeBare There has been so much deeply horrific news this week — the Boston bombings, the spineless Senate, the Texas fertilizer fire. It
Caltrans versus Cliff Swallows
By Ilana DeBare Dozens of Cliff Swallows are being killed each week by a Caltrans contractor in Petaluma — even though alternative technologies are available
Midway through Birdathon madness
By Ilana DeBare If this blog has been a little quiet for the past couple of weeks, it’s because we’ve been spending a lot of
A bird-friendly bioswale in Richmond (someday)
By Ilana DeBare Fifteen wiggly fourth graders crowded into a narrow asphalt strip between their North Richmond schoolyard and the fence bordering Rheem Creek. “You
Crows in love
By Verne Nelson Yesterday I saw two crows perform the mating ritual. As I discovered later on the Internet, apparently this is rarely observed because it
The Revive & Restore project to de-extinct birds
By Jack Dumbacher What iconic north American bird used to be the most abundant bird species on earth, but is definitely not on your life
Falcon drama in downtown San Francisco
By Glenn Stewart At this moment, thousands of people are nervously watching the falcon nest camera atop the PG&E headquarters building at 77 Beale Street
David Lindo, Urban Birder
By Ilana DeBare As residents of San Francisco and the East Bay, we in Golden Gate Bird Alliance are all pretty much urban birders. But
Sage-Grouse leks: One of the greatest shows on Earth
Editor’s Note: Golden Gate Bird Alliance member Alan Krakauer is studying Greater Sage-Grouse behavior in Wyoming. A longer version of this post appears on his
Birding, Miwok-style
By Ivan Samuels When was the last time you went birding without binoculars? Most birders would consider this a bad idea for obvious reasons. But
Feast days and the changing of the guard
By Phila Rogers This morning is one of those days when there are such high spirits among the bird community that everything within earshot is
Lights out for spring migration
By Ilana DeBare Spring migration doesn’t exactly work like an Olympic running race, with millions of birds lined up and ready to fly at the