What’s New?
2020 Birds of the SF Bay Area photo calendar
Bring the beauty of Bay Area birds into your home or office every day with our 2020 Birds of the Bay Area photo calendar! Enjoy stunning photos of songbirds, shorebirds, hummingbirds, and more, by dozens of the Bay Area’s most talented wildlife photographers. At just $20 plus tax/shipping, the calendar makes a great … [Read More...]
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 … [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. September 2019 . Fort … [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. and to … [Read More...]
GOLDEN GATE BIRDER – THE GGAS BLOG
What the fox says
Editor's Note: Of course Golden Gate Audubon Society is focused on birds! But we love all kinds of wildlife... and can't resist Joe Galkowski's beautiful mammal photos and stories. Like this one about our local gray foxes. By Joe Galkowski What does the fox say? I don’t understand pop culture. In 2013, a Norwegian comedy … [Read More...]
Shakespeare’s Birds Walk & Talk
By Mary Ann Koory In 2010, Linda Swanson, I, and friends attended a thrilling CalShakes production of Macbeth in Orinda. As we took our seats, twilight filling the bowl of the Bruns Amphitheater, Linda said, “Did you hear that?” As a non-birder I am used to Linda noticing the presence of birds no matter where we are. Perhaps … [Read More...]