GGBA BLOG
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One volunteer, 35 nest boxes
By Ilana DeBare Golden Gate Bird Alliance has many wonderful volunteers — sharp-eyed field trip leaders, personable docents, folks who assist with the unglamorous but
Brown Pelicans at Alameda Point
We at Golden Gate Bird Alliance have spent a lot of time advocating for the endangered California Least Terns at Alameda Point. But there are
Winners/losers in Oakland’s Christmas Bird Count
By Bob Lewis This year will be the 113th year of Christmas Bird Counts in North America. Golden Gate Bird Alliance sponsors two counts in
Moving forward with the Alameda Wildlife Refuge
By Mike Lynes Federal and local government agencies have been moving forward in recent months with plans to transfer part of the former Alameda Naval
Poems about ravens and crows
By Phila Rogers When eighty California poets come together to create an anthology about crows and ravens, you know these corvids have a strong grip
Barred and Spotted Owls, cousins and rivals
By Jack Dumbacher The Barred Owl (Strix varia) is the eastern cousin to our western Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis). Like the Spotted Owl, the Barred
GGBA and local ballot measures
Golden Gate Bird Alliance encourages San Francisco voters to approve Measure B, the $196 million parks bond that will be on the November ballot. We
When is a door not a door?
By Ilana DeBare “When it’s a jar,” was the answer to that old joke. But we have a new answer – when it’s a mural!
Swarms of Swifts in San Rafael
By Rusty Scalf The birds seem to come out of nowhere. Literally. The late afternoon sky is blue, with a few clouds, a few gulls, a
Bay Area Birds, by David Lukas
By Phila Rogers When I first opened this dense volume, I wondered: “Do I really need another bird book?” It’s a rhetorical question, of course,
Restoring the San Joaquin River
By Ilana DeBare The San Joaquin River is the second longest river completely contained within California, but I bet you’ve never gone white-water rafting on
Birding and personal safety
By Ilana DeBare About two weeks ago, there was a terrible incident in New York’s Central Park where a 73-year-old woman was raped while birding.