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North Richmond Shoreline Report
With generous funding from the Natural Heritage Institute and CalFed, Golden Gate Audubon conducted a census of near-shore and shoreline habitats for birdlife in the North Richmond Shoreline from August 2007 to September 2008.
Summer Birding in the Sierras!
The Sierra in late spring is a wonderful place for birds, with meadows alive with Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-headed Blackbirds and Wilson’s Phalaropes; the mountains buzzing with nesting woodpeckers (Black-backed, White-headed, Hairy, and Williamson’s and Red-breasted Sapsuckers), Mountain Chickadees, Cassin’s Finches,…
Lights Out for Birds spring 2010
The Golden Gate Audubon Society, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the San Francisco Department of the Environment announce the spring Lights Out for Birds – San Francisco, a program helping building owners, managers and tenants save energy and money while protecting migratory birds. Read more…
Upcoming Field Trips
March Field Trips
Merced and San Luis National Wildlife Refuges
Merced County
Tuesday, March 2, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Bob Lewis, Bob@wingbeats.org, 510.845.5001
We will meet at Merced National Wildlife Refuge and continue on to San Luis National Refuge, looking for Sandhill Cranes, Snow and Ross’s…
April and Beyond
Bike Trip: Big Break and Marsh Creek Regional Trails
Contra Costa County
Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.
Kathy and Blair Jarrett, 510.547.1233, kathy_jarrett@yahoo.com
Meet at Fetzer Ln. and Jordan Ln. in Oakley. Each year, nearly half of the waterfowl and shorebirds migrating along the…
Travel with Golden Gate Audubon
If you’re thinking about birding outside the Bay Area, consider one of the upcoming trips designed especially for Golden Gate Audubon members. For applications and detailed information on these trips, please contact Ruth Tobey, 510.528.2093 or ruthtobey@gmail.com.
River of Raptors in…
Bike Trip: Big Break and Marsh Creek Regional Trails – Contra Costa County
Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.
Kathy and Blair Jarrett, 510.547.1233, kathy_jarrett@yahoo.com
Meet at Fetzer Ln. and Jordan Ln. in Oakley. Each year, nearly half of the waterfowl and shorebirds migrating along the Pacific Flyway pass through the Sacramento Delta. A paved trail…