Sunday October 17
Join us for a free community event including field trips, bird chalk art, family crafts, bird-inspired performances
Co-sponsored by Golden Gate Audubon Society and the California Institute for Community, Art and Nature,
with support from the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund.
Birdathon 2021 is here!
Join Golden Gate Audubon Society for Birdathon, our annual spring fundraiser. This year’s Birdathon offers innovative new programs from March through May that will keep everyone healthy while still reveling in the Bay Area’s amazing birds:
Virtual Field Trips to ten birding hotspots, presented on Zoom by some of our best trip leaders.
Christmas-in-May Bird Count on May 8th, socially distanced and in conjunction with eBird’s Global Big Day.
Birdathon Adventure Auction. Starting May 1st, bid online for exciting adventures you can enjoy once public health guidelines permit.
Don’t miss out on the fun! Learn more and sign up at goldengateaudubon.org/birdathon2021.
check out our next speaker
October 21, 2021
Presented by Doug Bell and Shawn Smallwood
check out our next speaker
October 21, 2021
Presented by Doug Bell and Shawn Smallwood
News
Fall 2021 Gull is now online
The Fall 2021 issue of our quarterly Gull newsletter is now available online, with stories on bird mortality at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, our new Richmond Christmas Bird Count, and reintroducing native oysters at Pier 94. Plus our upcoming guest speakers and a feature on California Towhees! To download and read this
From our Blog
Birding at the University of California Botanical Garden
By Chris Carmichael With one of the richest plant collections in the United States, the University of California Botanical Garden (UCBG) offers birders in the Bay Area a range of unique birding opportunities. Located in Strawberry Canyon in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus, the UCBG plant collections are arranged in a biogeographical manner
Field Trips
Join a Field Trip
Join one of the 150+ free bird walks we offer each year! Learn about Bay Area birds and explore the shorelines, meadows, and woods they need to survive. Beginners welcome: See our calendar of upcoming Field Trips. Or join an expert-led birding trip to other regions and continents through our Travel with GGAS program.SEE ALL FIELD TRIPS >>
Join our community
Golden Gate Audubon’s vibrant organization is comprised of dedicated members and volunteers who are committed to protecting local birds, wildlife and people. We invite you to join our community today.