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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Lake Merritt Docents: The Wonder of Birds
By Maureen Lahiff Ducks and waterbirds come in close toward the paved path around the lake. Gulls drop mussels on the path to crack their
eBird Streaking Leads to Better Birding
By Marjorie Powell I followed the lockdown rules carefully; I went out once a week for groceries; I went birding, alone, once or twice a
Tesla Park: A Win for Wildlife
By Ilana DeBare There are too few victories for wildlife these days, but East Bay conservationists and their legislative allies just managed to save 3,100
MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline: Birding Hotspot
By Blake Edgar Wedged between Interstate 880 and Oakland International Airport along the eastern edge of San Leandro Bay, Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline
Oysters, Climate Change, and Pier 94
By Noreen Weeden Pier 94, our habitat restoration site along San Francisco’s southeastern shoreline, is a potential oyster hotbed! No, we’re not talking about turning
Help enforce California’s rodenticide ban
By Dan Scali A decade ago, Golden Gate Bird Alliance cosponsored a Don’t Take the Bait campaign that asked San Francisco businesses and residents to
Bird education becomes a bird podcast
By Georgia Silvera Seamans Five years ago, I partnered with Street Lab to design a nature education project called Explore Birds, in which we presented
Re-nest Success
By Tara McIntire I had noticed a persistent Anna’s Hummingbird zipping about our yard, collecting web from all the nooks and crannies, which made me
Birding by Ear with help from AI
By Margot Bezrutczyk I’ll probably never know what it was: the bird that sang such complex, liquid song in the thicket of bay laurel that
Two weeks on the Farallones
By Michael Pierson I recently had the pleasure of spending two weeks volunteering on the Farallon Islands as part of an invasive plant removal team.
Birds for breakfast
By Alan Krakauer The past year of Covid-19 saw folks change how they relate to nature. Like many of you, my wife and I enjoyed
Mount Sutro’s Bombardier Butterflies
By Liam O’Brien They blast by incredibly fast, zipping and zagging every which way. No, I’m not talking about the annual visit of the Blue