Christmas Bird Count – Dec. 15 and 27

Christmas Bird Count – Dec. 15 and 27

ByGGBA

Registration has now closed for our Oakland and San Francisco Christmas Bird Counts. The Oakland count takes place on Sunday December 15 and the SAan Francisco count on Friday December 27.

Participants: You should hear from your team leader with details in the week before your count.

Media: We welcome coverage of the counts! Contact Communications Director Ilana DeBare at idebare@goldengatebirdalliance.org or (510) 301-5573. For background and history, see our CBC page.

Missed the registration deadline? We hope to count with you next year! In the meantime, please join us for one of our many field trips and birding classes throughout the year.…

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Dec. 8

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Dec. 8

ByGGBA

Join us on Sunday morning December 8th from 10 a..m. until noon for our fourth PB&J Birders walk for kids and families — this time in Berkeley!

Our fun, friendly nature education staff will lead us in scouting for wintering waterfowl and shorebirds along the Berkeley waterfront. We’ll start at Aquatic Park — looking for pelicans, ducks and more — and then cross the bike bridge to look for shorebirds.

Share the fun of exploring nature — download a flyer and share it with your child’s class or preschool!

PB&J Birders flyer

Meet: At 10 a.m. in front of the playground at the south end of Bolivar Drive. Bolivar Drive runs north to south and can be accessed by two perpendicular streets, either Addison or Bancroft. Bancroft is closer to the playground. Parking is available along Bolivar or in the small parking lot next to the playground. The area is easily accessible by bicycle.

Bring:  Snacks, water, layers of clothes,a lunch for afterward and binoculars if you have them. We will also have quality binoculars and field guides available. Restrooms and water faucets available on site.
This event is free and open to families with kids of all ages.
For questions, email Anthony at adecicco@goldengatebirdalliance.org

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PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Sept. 29

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Sept. 29

ByGGBA

Join us on Sunday morning September 29th for our third PB&J Birders walk for kids and families!

Share fall migration with the kids in your life! Little birders and their parents/guardians are invited on this easy walk at Land’s End in San Francisco, where we will look for shorebirds, ducks and more.

Bring snacks and binoculars/scopes if you have them. PB&J Birders will bring extra binoculars, birding books, coloring projects/pages and crayons, cameras, and of course peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to share! (Please let us know if you or your kids have allergies.) Meet at 10 a.m. near the Visitors Center in the parking lot of Land’s End (680 Point Lobos Avenue).

PB&J Birders walks are led by a dad (Tom) and his two daughters (Maire and Emma, one of whom designed the PB&J Birders logo). PB&J Birders events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom at tommacbarbc@aol.com.

 

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Memorial for Bei Brown

Memorial for Bei Brown

ByGGBA

Please join friends of Bei Brown on Tuesday July 30 to dedicate a memorial bench in her honor at Jewel Lake in Tilden Park.

Bei was a passionate birder, GGBA member, and volunteer in our Burrowing Owl docent program.

To attend the memorial gathering, meet at the Tilden Park Nature Center (next to the Little Farm) at 10 a.m. For information, please contact Yvette at teachmemac1@me.com.…

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – June 30

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – June 30

ByGGBA

Join us on Sunday morning June 30th for our second PB&J Birders walk for kids and families!

This easy walk around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park will allow little birders and their parents/guardians to look for cormorants, mallards, juncos, robins, Canada Geese, and Great Blue Herons ­ and more! The walk is on mostly level ground along a developed and paved pathway. Most of the walk is wheelchair accessible.

Bring snacks and binoculars/scopes if you have them. PB&J Birders will bring extra binoculars, birding books, coloring projects/pages and crayons, cameras, and of course peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to share! (Please let us know if you or your kids have allergies.)

PB&J Birders walks are led by a dad (Tom) and his two daughters (Maire and Emma, one of whom designed the PB&J Birders logo). PB&J Birders events are free and open to the public.

Meet at 10 a.m. at the Stow Lake parking lot near the boathouse: http://www.stowlakeboathouse.com/index.php?page=contact.

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