Every December, Bay Area birders take part in GGAS’s Christmas Bird Counts in Oakland and San Francisco. Annual Christmas Bird Counts are sponsored by the National Audubon Society and conducted by volunteers. The counts attempt to record as many birds as possible within one calendar day. GGAS will conduct our annual bird counts this year, with some changes due to Covid. We hope you’ll join us! Sign up today. Our registration is now open.
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December 17, 2020
Presented by Bob Lewis
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December 17, 2020
Presented by Bob Lewis
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Updates From GGAS
Thank you for your continued support of GGAS during this difficult year. Here are some updates to get us through the rest of 2020! We hope you like our new website! GGAS’s Communications Manager, Melissa Ramos, has been hard at work over the past several months to bring you a refreshed, contemporary and easy
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An Online Bird Art Show: “Wild Things”
By Rita Sklar I have been a member of Golden Gate Audubon Society since 2004. I have gone on many guided bird walks, attended meetings in the East Bay, and occasionally participated in overnight events such as Dan Lassen’s park adventure. One very memorable overnight trip was one to Yosemite, where our group
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Sand Dunes and Salt Flats: A GGAS Trip to Namibia, Africa
Namibia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world, with 2.6 million residents. It has the largest sand dunes in the world, and it hasn’t rained for over 10 years in parts of the Namib Desert. But it hosts many birds and animals that have learned to survive in this arid place. Bob and GGAS friends spent some time in Cape Town, and then drove to Walvis Bay to meet the GGAS tour group. Bob will show you many of the desert creatures he saw on tour. Photo of Burchell’s Courser by Bob Lewis.
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