Amazing Birdathon Prizes

Amazing Birdathon Prizes

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Wow! This year’s Birdathon offers some amazing top prizes — two nights at a beautiful ocean-view Bolinas vacation retreat, and a night at a charming cottage in Colusa, near the heart of winter flyway birding in the Central Valley.

The top individual fundraiser in Birdathon will receive two nights of their choice (not including holidays) at the Bolinas getaway, close to terrific birding sites at Bolinas Lagoon, Audubon Canyon Ranch and Point Reyes:

  • A private 3-bedroom, 2-bath house with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. Each bedroom is luxuriously appointed. The living room and dining area have a truly incredible 6-window view of the Pacific with whitewater waves crashing over exposed rocks. The house has a fireplace and two wood stoves, a well equipped kitchen and a large deck for enjoying the sunset. In addition to the three bedrooms is a cozy loft and quiet areas to read and relax. It’s just a five-minute walk to tide pools at Agate Beach. You can learn more about the house, which is available for rent throughout the year, at  http://www.vrbo.com/56744. Thank you to the owners for this generous donation!

The second-place individual fundraiser will receive a one-night stay of their choice at Jay House, a charming vacation cottage in the town of Colusa, near Gray Lodge and other Sacramento Valley wildlife refuges:

  • Spend the day among Tundra Swans and Sand Hill Cranes next winter, and then return to this fully- furnished two-bedroom retreat that sleeps up to 9 people (and well-behaved dogs). Wi-fi, complete kitchen and linens included. You can learn more about Jay House, which is available for rent throughout the year, at www.jayhousecolusa.com. Thank you to owners Connie Cloak and Chris Carrieri for this generous donation!

That’s not all… there will be more prizes for the teams or trips that raise the most money. High-quality Lowepro birding backpacks, restaurant gift certificates and more! And certificates of honor to those who sight the most birds and the Best Bird of Birdathon!

Don’t miss out on the chance to win… or just the fun of birding with other Audubon members and friends during Birdathon. Join one of our guided trips, or create your own self-guided trip. See the Birdathon web page for details and sign-up.

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Spring 2013 Gull is available
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Spring 2013 Gull is available

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The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Spring  2013 is now available online, with a report on progress in protecting birds at the Altamont wind farm, profiles of Birdathon trip leaders, plus features on the Western Scrub Jay and the U.C. Botanical Garden as a birding site.

This is the first issue of our redesigned Gull — full color, more photos, quarterly, with more information than ever on Bay Area birds and birding.

Click here to read it:  Gull – Spring 2013

And let us know what you think! Please send your comments and suggestions to Communications Director Ilana DeBare and Gull Editor Judith Dunham at idebare@goldengatebirdalliance.org .…

New video on Snowy Plovers

New video on Snowy Plovers

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Check out this new video about San Francisco’s Snowy Plovers by filmmaker Matt Baker!

You can help protect the Snowy Plovers that winter at Crissy Field and Ocean Beach by keeping dogs on leash in areas where plovers and other wildlife are present. Or join our monthly beach clean-up at Crissy Field — the next one is on Monday March 11 from 10 a.m. until noon. See our Volunteer page for details and future dates.

More info on San Francisco’s plovers on the Snowy Plover section of our web site.

Snowy Plover photo by Matt Zlatunich. …

Lights out for spring migration

Lights out for spring migration

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Spring migration starts on February 15 — with more than 250 species of birds moving through the Bay Area! You can help them complete their long journeys safely by joining our Lights Out for Birds campaign.

Bright lights tend to draw birds off their nighttime migratory paths. They often end up colliding with buildings or circling the lights endlessly until exhausted. But you can help… by making sure building lights are off from dusk until dawn between February 15 and May 30.

  • Employees: Turn out lights in your workplace at night, especially if you work in a tall building or one with extensive glass windows. If you need to work late, use task lighting rather than overhead lighting, or draw the blinds.
  • Building owners and managers: Turn off non-essential lights such as exterior architectural lighting. Inside, consider installing motion sensors or timers to keep lights off as much as possible at night. Not only will you save the lives of birds, but you’ll save energy and money. PG&E offers rebates to companies that want to install these devices.

Help spread the word! We have Fact Sheets, posters and sample social media messages you can download and share. We can even point you to an online Lighting Cost calculator to help estimate how much money and energy you’ll save by turning lights out.

Visit the Lights Out for Birds page of our web site for more information.

Thanks to our partners at the San Francisco Department of the Environment and PG&E for supporting Lights Out and our Bay Area bird populations!

Thanks to designer Leslie Laurien for creation of the Lights Out logo.

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New office hours

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Our new office hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 5 p.m. Other times the office is open by appointment — contact a staff member to ensure we are here before you come in.

We’re currently seeking volunteers to help make up for our reduced office staff. If you can help with the phones, data entry, mailings etc. please email Volunteer Coordinator Noreen Weeden. With volunteer help, we hope to be able to expand our office hours. Thank you for your patience with us during this transitional time.…

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