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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America’s Cup settlement to aid bird populations
By GGBA Staff We’re delighted to share the news that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has signed an America’s Cup settlement agreement that will provide
“Do you think we’ll find it?”
By Dave Quady No matter what your normal birding pattern is, sooner or later you’ll probably find yourself chasing off in hopes of finding a
Swifts and the quiet days of July
By Phila Rogers It’s this way every year. June’s sunny days end with the arrival of July and the return of the coastal fog. In
Birds and their bugs – a South Pacific expedition
By Jack Dumbacher (Note: Jack will present slides and describe his expedition to Papua New Guinea on July 19 at our monthly Speaker Series in San Francisco.)
“Notable” nature discoveries at all ages
By Anthony DeCicco With the school year ending, it was time for me to write up the annual summary of Golden Gate Bird Alliance’s Eco-Education
Birding Lassen in the… snow?
By Dan Murphy As we’ve done for the past 35 years or so, my wife Joan and I recently led a group of birders on
The eagle or the turkey?
By Ilana DeBare We all know and love the Bald Eagle, the subject of this remarkable composite photo taken on April 22 at Calaveras Reservoir
GGBA intern restores habitat – and her career
By Ilana DeBare Salt grass? Gumplant? Sticky monkey-flower? Rachel Spadafore knows them all. And she’s helped scores of Golden Gate Bird Alliance volunteers restore prime
Fort Funston Bank Swallows
By Dan Murphy A unique San Francisco treasure is the Bank Swallow colony at Fort Funston. And just as unique is its current nesting site
Good news on Snowy Plover habitat
By Mike Lynes This week the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service designated 24,527 acres along the Pacific Coast as critical habitat for endangered Western Snowy
Return of the Terns
By Ilana DeBare The cement stretched for acres around us, cracked and neglected, weeds springing up every few feet through the cracks. It reminded me
Bushtits in the acacias
By Dan Murphy A few years ago I noticed an unfamiliar species of acacia at North Lake in Golden Gate Park. Acacia is one of