The Gull Archives

The Winter 2021 Gull is now available

The new edition of The Gull is now available online. Our Winter 2021 edition has lots of great stories, including a behind the scenes look at Auk the Vote!, a grassroots campaign created by GGAS board members and volunteers, birding during the pandemic, learning about the Feminist Bird Club, and more!

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October 2020 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for October 2020 is now available online.

Learn about our upcoming travel program offerings and mark your calendars for the 2021 year! Also read about Wildcat Canyon, voting on behalf of birds and wildlife, and get updates about what we’ve been up to during these unprecedented times. 

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Summer 2017 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Summer 2017 is now available online. Learn the story behind the Bay Area’s first live Osprey nest cam, which has drawn over 44,000 viewers. Also get the latest news on Oakland herons, the results of Birdathon 2017, and the distinctive California Thrasher. Of course this issue of The Gull also includes upcoming GGAS events and the calendar for our Speaker

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Spring 2017 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Spring 2017 is now available online. Learn about how we helped secure an upgraded haulout for harbor seals, Brown Pelicans and other water birds in Alameda. Also get the scoop on birding at Vollmer Peak, the secretive Sora, and our Albany shoreline bird survey. Of course this issue of The Gull also includes GGAS news updates and the calendar for

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Winter 2017 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Winter 2017 is now available — a special 20-page issue celebrating the Centennial of our founding in 1917! Read it for stories and images from 100 years of protecting Bay Area birds. Learn about our successful campaigns to prevent oil spills, create Audubon Canyon Ranch, and preserve Mono Lake, and meet past GGAS heroes such as Elsie Roemer, Paul Covel, and Junea

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Fall 2016 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Fall 2016 is now available online. Read it to learn to learn about Golden Gate Audubon’s habitat restoration work at seven public sites on both sides of the Bay. Also get the scoop on raptors in autumn; birding at Crissy Lagoon; protecting harbor seals in Alameda; the dynamic volunteers behind our Travel with GGAS program, and the upcoming 2016 Christmas

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Summer 2016 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Summer 2016 is now available online. Read it to learn to learn how Golden Gate Audubon is helping to protect Brown Pelicans, which were removed from the endangered species list in 2009 but now face new challenges. Also get the scoop on Marsh Wrens; our partnership to rescue young herons in downtown Oakland; Bob Lewis receiving the ABA’s Chandler Robbins

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Spring 2016 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Spring 2016 is now available online. Read it to learn to learn why Golden Gate Audubon supports Measure AA, the parcel tax to restore San Francisco Bay wetlands that will be on the June ballot.   Also get the scoop on birding at Mitchell Canyon; Red-breasted Nuthatches; and our 2016 Birdathon. And of course it includes the calendar for our

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Winter 2016 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Winter 2016 is now available online. Read it to learn to learn how Golden Gate Audubon is working to prevent bird-building collisions in the Bay Area. Also get the scoop on birding at Glen Canyon Park; Cedar Waxwings; and the GGAS Board of Directors. And of course it includes the calendar for our Speaker Series in January, February, and March!

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Fall 2015 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Fall 2015  is now available online. Read it to learn about how Golden Gate Audubon  is fostering the next generation of conservationists through our Eco-Education program. Also get the scoop on birding at Coyote Hills; the annual fly-in of Vaux’s Swifts at McNear Brickyard in San Rafael; and our work on bird-safe buildings and wildlife protection in the Golden Gate

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Summer 2015 Gull is available

  The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Summer 2015  is now available online. Read it to learn about how Golden Gate Audubon members are working to protect the extensive nesting colony of Black-crowned Night-Herons and Snowy Egrets in downtown Oakland. Also get the scoop on birding at Heron’s Head Park; tackling the problem of fishing line pollution; and final results of Birdathon 2015.  And of course

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Spring 2015 Gull is available

  The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Spring 2015  is now available online. Read it to learn about how Golden Gate Audubon members are speaking out for birds at Albany Bulb and in Orinda! Also get the scoop on birding at Cesar Chavez Park; nest boxes for your yard; and Birdathon 2015.  And of course it includes the calendar for our Speaker Series in April, May

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Winter 2015 Gull is available

The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Winter 2015  is now available online. Read it to learn about the start of a new secure  era for the nesting colony of endangered California Least Terns at Alameda Point! Also get the scoop on birding at Fort Mason; the amazing features of bird tongues; and how some visionary GGAS members are providing a lasting legacy for Bay Area birds.

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Fall 2014 Gull is available

    The new edition of The Gull newsletter for Fall 2014 is now available online. Read it to learn about the spread of nesting Ospreys around San Francisco Bay, and what Golden Gate Audubon is doing to help them. Also get the scoop on how a fallen sparrow inspired school kids to create a bird-friendly classroom, birding at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland, and Spotted Towhees.

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