What’s New?
Submit your photographs for the GGAS 2020 calendar
It's time to plan our 2020 Calendar and GGAS would love to share your talent. If you are interested in contributing, please submit up to three high resolution jpg photos, taken in the nine Bay Area counties to lweir@goldengateaudubon.org. Photos must be printable at 300dpi at 9" x 12". (Note: Your … [Read More...]
Vote for 2019 Board of Directors
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 May and must be completed by June 30, 2019. Members can also call the … [Read More...]
Upcoming Field Trips
Upcoming Field Trips…
Photo by Ilana De Bare June 2019 Lassen Trip Canceled Dan and Joan Murphy’s annual Lassen trip is canceled this year, but they hope to return in 2020. Meanwhile, if you are interested in birding this area, Dan invites you to contact him for suggestions. Contact Dan at murphsf@comcast.net or (415) 564-0074. Corona Heights, San Francisco Friday, … [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 international … [Read More...]
GOLDEN GATE BIRDER – THE GGAS BLOG
Oakland’s Official Bird
By Jeanine Harmon Everyone loves a good story, especially a story with a happy ending. This story, like many good stories, includes a journey and a group of dedicated and determined children. At the heart of this story is a “cool and funky bird” and the people who worked together to help protect it. This is the story of … [Read More...]
The Sights, Sounds, Tastes, and Birds of Oaxaca
Editor's Note: Want to experience the birds of Oaxaca in person? You can! We have spaces available on our December 2019 trip. For more go to goldengateaudubon.org/travel By Julie Stokstad Photos by Julie and Bob Stokstad Home again, and the wonderful trip to Oaxaca is like a dream. On the trip we saw 230 different … [Read More...]