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  • A Different Way to Learn Bird Song

    The GGBA Travel Program is excited to announce our next Travel Program Speaker Series talk featuring Sue Riffe, owner and lead guide of Colorado-based “She Flew Birding Tours”. GGBA participants in Sue’s previous tours for the GGBA Travel Program have uniformly marveled at her birding-by-ear skills.  Sue launched her bird tour business after more than 20 years as a band director and professional musician.  She is pleased to share her insights as a professional birder and musician to help the broader GGBA membership hone their own birding by ear skills.

    Please join us on October 1st for “A Different Way to Learn Bird Song”,  It is sure to be a fascinating and entertaining presentation.

    Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026

    In-Person Location: Tamalpais Room at the David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley)

    Doors open at  6:15pm; talk begins at 7pm.

    Virtual Location: Zoom — Presentation begins at 7pm.

    Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88130043927?pwd=5HGyWpQylRlNIwlxYj0Mvpe5h5aqDt.1

    Light refreshments will be served before the talk.

    Upcoming GGBA Travel Program Trips with She Flew Birding Tours:
    Warbler Grand Tour:  May 6–17, 2027. Registration is open now. Details are available on the Travel Program webpage.
     Hummingbirds of SE Arizona:  April 2027. This is a brand-new itinerary, so please watch the webpage for upcoming details.

    If you have any questions, please email Dawn at travelprogram@goldengatebirds.org.

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  • Birds of a Feather Lurk Together: The Spooky Parallels Between Spiders and Birds

    Birds of a Feather Lurk Together: The Spooky Parallels Between Spiders and Birds

    Feathered structures, complex social lives, and soaring flight aren’t just for the birds — spiders have evolved their own unique takes on all of them. While birds and spiders might seem worlds apart, their evolutionary strategies tell a remarkably similar story of survival and innovation. In this talk, we’ll dive into the surprising parallels connecting these two groups, revealing why birders, of all people, should look twice at what’s lurking in the shadows…

    Ashley Adams is an evolutionary biologist at UC Davis studying how spiders communicate using pheromones and how these chemicals contribute to their diversification and evolutionary patterns.

    Date: Thursday, October 22
    Time: 7-8:30pm
    Location: Online via Zoom

    Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85190615417?pwd=yis5XsIqWMAbXalNd3GL3sGp9HcISw.1

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