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June Speaker Series
Jailbirds of Alcatraz:
Monitoring Nesting Seabird Colonies
Heather Robinson
Berkeley: Thursday, June 21
6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7 p.m. program
Alcatraz is one of the most visited National Parks in our country, yet very few people realize this 22 acre island …
Read More »Discover wild Ospreys by boat with Golden Gate Audubon
Additional Cruise Added June 3 at 2:00pm
Ospreys are raising their young on the edge of the Bay, especially along Richmond’s shoreline which is a notable hotspot for this species. Over a dozen pairs of Ospreys will be busy catching …
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Vote for 2018 Board of Directors Candidates
Golden Gate Audubon Society is a membership organization, so once each year we ask our members to vote for members of GGAS’s board. Voting may take place online, in our Berkeley office, or at our monthly Speaker Series beginning in …
Read More »Winter 2018 Gull is available
Our Winter 2018 Gull newsletter introduces you to the birds and habitats of San Francisco's rapidly-changing southeastern waterfront.
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GOLDEN GATE BIRDER - THE GGAS BLOG
Bright Sparks at Lake Merritt
By Hilary Powers
Note: this blog first appeared in the May 2018 edition of The Tidings
A few participants in the April 4th-Wednesday Golden Gate Audubon walk – not including me, alas – got to see one of the finest sights springtime has to offer: a pair of Eared Grebes in full copper and steel and gold breeding plumage rise
Jay Yard Bird Stories
by Jim Chiropolos
I have often wondered which of these species is more assertive and my yard is proving to be a great location to watch the two species interact. Next to the house is a gully frequented by Steller’s Jays. The other side is more open with houses and favored by Scrub Jays, so the yard is a border used by both species.…
Read More »Richmond honors its feathered citizens
By Blake Edgar
Dozens of big colorful birds alighted on the concrete in front of Richmond’s City Hall Wednesday morning. More than 30 local artists, both young and old, turned out to “Chalk it Up for Richmond’s Birds and the Year of the Bird,” an event organized by the City of Richmond and Golden Gate Audubon Society.…
Read More »Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips
Mountain View Cemetery , Oakland
Sunday May 27, 8:00 — 11:00 a.m.
Gretchen Zantzinger, gretchenzantzinger@me.com, (510) 710-9112
Birds can be discovered within pockets of urban landscapes such as Mountain View Cemetery. Though the majority of avian migrants may have …
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Manage your GGAS membership online!
Now you can manage all your GGAS business online — renew your membership, update your contact information, view past donations, or sign up for events such as classes, Birdathon or the Christmas Bird Count. Click here to access your account. (You’ll need to create a login name and password if you don’t have one already. If you forget your password, click on the “forgot your password” link.)