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 rnakano@goldengatebirds.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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Come for the Birds, Stay for the Chocolate
By Ryan Nakano Lately, I’ve been wondering what I enjoy most about birding. As a novice, it’s hard to say that it has anything to
Birding Travel in Covid Year Three
Birding travel fulfills a deep need for many of us. Yet with Covid, the joys of birding travel exist alongside fear and anxieties.
Saved by a Pigeon
By Patsy Wood While we may not realize it, an estimated 100,000 carrier pigeons served in the U.S. military in World War I and 95%
Annie + Grinnell 4EVA
By Megan Fradley-Smith The morning of March 31 dawned with sweet promise.: Annie, one half of the famous Cal Falcons, was due to lay her
Progress towards a Point Molate park
By Ilana DeBare When a struggle to save a natural area from development has been going on for 25 years, every small step forward is
From the Trees to the Streets to Safety
By Ryan Nakano On the corner of 12th and Harrison and along the perimeter of the Oakland Museum of California, nesting herons and egrets make
On the Greater Sage-Grouse Lek
By Bryan Flaig I stood on a small berm along the side of a deeply rutted jeep road and turned off my headlamp. The world
Bess Petty: Bird Artist
By Ilana DeBare Bess Petty was working for a company that made trade show banners when a friend asked if she had any small creations
Richmond Christmas Bird Count Takes Its Maiden Voyage
By Karyn Noel It’s dark o’clock on the first sunday of 2022. I make coffee, pack my lunch, grab my bins and head toward my
Being a Bird Ambassador
By Margaret Hetherwick Donna Hayes, Audubon member and resident birder of San Francisco’s Bernal Heights district, remembers seeing the glowing face of inspiration when a
2021 SF Christmas Bird Count Report
By David Assmann San Francisco birders have been lucky – for the past fifteen years, there has been no rain on the Christmas Bird Count,
Oakland CBC: From Fog to UFO’s
By Ryan Nakano and Viviana Wolinsky The fog is thick. The air, brisk. A small group of “early birders” strike out before the sun has