What’s New?
New Fall Classes!
Fall birding classes are coming! Treat yourself to one or more of these great offerings. Encourage a friend or family member to join you. Expand your knowledge of our resident birds or those passing through during fall migration. Whether you're a beginning or a veteran birder, we have a class for you. Golden Gate Audubon Society classes … [Read More...]
Summer 2019 Gull is available
The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Summer 2019 is now available online. Learn how the Black-crowned Night-Heron became the official bird of Oakland. Also read about our successful Birdathon 2019 season and learn what makes the Bullock's Oriole special and how to help them thrive. Of course this issue of The Gull also includes … [Read More...]
Upcoming Field Trips
Upcoming Field Trips…
Our field trips welcome birders of all skill levels, especially beginning birders. We encourage experienced birders to help the new birders in the group. And beginners: Don't be shy. We encourage you to identify yourselves at the start of the walks so that the leaders and more experienced birders can help. August 2019 Snag … [Read More...]
Trips & Travel…
Golden Gate Audubon offers more than 175 field trips annually for birders of all levels. Our trips explore local areas from Golden Gate Park to the East Bay shoreline and hills, as well as such wildlife-rich destinations as California’s Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada. We also sponsor trips to other parts of the U.S. … [Read More...]
GOLDEN GATE BIRDER – THE GGAS BLOG
Barn Owl Boxes in Bay Area Parks
By Max Lee For my Eagle Scout project, I built twelve nest boxes for Barn Owls. These boxes (designed by Steve Simmons) are made to have draining holes at the bottom to prevent flooding, top and side hinges to make the boxes easy to open and clean, and a specially sized entrance hole to prevent Barn Owl predators from … [Read More...]
How Birdwatching Helped Ease My Anxiety
By Emily Busse Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared in The Bold Italic and can be found here. What I thought was a “grandmas-only” hobby has done more for my Sunday Scaries than anything else. An old frenemy came back into my life this past year: anxiety disorder. I finally admitted to myself that this … [Read More...]