Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
The largest beach on the Bay is in Alameda, a favorite for swimmers, birders, and wind and kite surfers. …
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Alameda Creek Regional Trail
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
The 12-mile long multi-use Alameda Creek Regional Trail hugs both banks of Alameda Creek from the mouth of Niles Canyon …
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Birding with Kids
April 18, 2012 by Scott Sampson
With dinosaurs roaming your backyard on a daily basis, why NOT get out there with your kids and start watching those birds?
National Geographic birding show launches
January 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
And you thought birding was for introverted, quiet types. The premier of “Aerial Assassins” on Friday night on National Geographic …
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Reporter’s Notebook: Two birders, a Few Wastewater Ponds, 104 Species of Birds
December 19, 2011 by Juliet Grable
How do you see 104 species of birds in one day at a wastewater pond? Ride along on a Christmas Bird Count with PRBO Conservation ornithologist Rich Stallcup and partner Heather Cameron.
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On the Hunt with Dominik Mosur, Record-setting Birder
November 15, 2011 by Richard Karevoll
Dominik Mosur takes birds very seriously. He’s out daily birding around San Francisco, and he even works with injured birds and other wildlife at the Randall Museum. And now he’s officially SF’s champion birder: He’s already broken the one-year record of species sightings, and he’s got almost two months to keeping racking up species.
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Steering the Ship of Wetlands Conservation
October 28, 2011 by Beth Slatkin
Beth Huning’s current position as Coordinator of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture isn’t her first role in the field of wetlands conservation, but it certainly is one that brings together her passion for birds, her commitment to environmental protection, and her ability to work well with people representing many different constituencies. That’s essential when running a consortium of over 26 groups focused on San Francisco Bay’s tidal wetlands. Just this month the Joint Venture celebrated its 15th anniversary.
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For Debi Shearwater, Every Year is a “Big Year”
October 13, 2011 by Beth Slatkin
The proprietor of Shearwater Journeys, Debi’s renowned pelagic tours give birders and non-birders alike rare glimpses of seabirds and ocean wildlife.
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State of the Birds: People Are a Threat, and Promise
October 01, 2011 by Aleta George
A new report on the state of bird populations shows mixed results for Bay Area populations. People continue to be the biggest threat, with habitat loss and other pressures, and the biggest hope, in the form of major and minor restoration projects all around the Bay.
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Seeing the Light with Bird Evangelist Alvaro Jaramillo
July 07, 2011 by Beth Slatkin
A self-described “bird evangelist,” Alvaro Jaramillo loves to share his lifelong passion for birds both locally and on tours throughout the Americas. Born in Chile, Alvaro began birding in Toronto, where he lived as a youth. Asked why birds got his attention, Alvaro says, “They’re easy to relate to — you can see them, you can hear them sing. There’s always a bird around!”
