By Lisa Owens Viani My owl obsession began when I moved to Berkeley in 2003. One evening while on an evening walk with a friend,

By Ilana DeBare Last week saw one of the first big herring runs of the season in San Francisco Bay. What’s a herring run? It’s

By Ilana DeBare Q: What’s more exciting than a new Burrowing Owl roosting site in Berkeley?   A: When city officials, park district officials and

Remember that old Rodney Dangerfield line:  “I don’t get no respect?” The same could be said about Turkey Vultures, one of our most common Bay

By Scott Weidensaul  Migratory birds—which must overcome so many natural challenges as they journey from one end of the globe to another—are having a much

By Ilana DeBare What a glorious day for a count! It started out cool and windy, especially for the teams by the ocean, but by

By Mike Lynes, GGBA Executive Director Amidst the excitement of the Oakland Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, we were saddened to hear news that Rich

Sunday December 16th was Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s 72nd annual Christmas Bird Count in Oakland. About 200 volunteers fanned out in a 15-mile circle, from the

This is the second in an occasional series of reviews of Bay Area birding locations. Do you have a favorite site you’d like to share?

By Phila Rogers While others are thrilled with Pine Siskins visiting their feeders, I experience mostly foreboding.  Several years ago, when the siskins were on

By Ilana DeBare GGBA Volunteer Coordinator Noreen Weeden was birding recently at Pier 94, the old San Francisco dump site that we’ve restored as wetlands

By Pamela Clark As in real estate, we know location is everything in birding. I recently attended the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival for the