#goldengatebirdalliance — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #goldengatebirdalliance, aggregated by home.social.
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In December, teams of birders spread across Alameda and Bay Farm Island to collect data for the Christmas Bird Count, a citizen science project that has been going strong since 1900. Doug Henderson and Rusty Scalf share the experience and their findings. Photo by Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/alamedas-2025-christmas-bird-count/
#alameda #BayFarmIsland #birding #birds #birdwatching #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateBirdAlliance
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There may be many more birds nesting in your neighborhood than you realize! Michael Charnofsky introduces a multitude of our local feathered friends, accompanied by stunning photos from Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/birds-nesting-crab-cove/
#alameda #birdwatching #CrabCove #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateBirdAlliance
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On Saturday, March 29, the Alameda community came together to make a lasting impact by planting 50 trees at Linear Park on Main Street. Organized by 100K Trees for Humanity and ARPD, the event drew approximately 60 volunteers from across the city, all eager to contribute to a greener future. https://alamedapost.com/news/community-unites-plant-50-trees-linear-park/
#100KTreesForHumanity #alameda #arpd #CitizensClimateLobby #CommunityActionForASustainableAlameda #environment #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #LinearPark
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Rick Lewis shares photographs of black skimmers at Crab Cove. Also called a scissor-beak, cut-water, or seadog, these striking birds are experts at snagging fish while in non-stop flight.
https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/black-skimmers-their-strange-bills-amaze-us/
#alameda #birdwatching #CrabCove #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateBirdAlliance
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While strolling around Alameda, you may have seen a beautiful flash of bright blue—the Western bluebird. Michael Charnofsky shares the remarkable story of how an EBRPD naturalist and a team of middle schoolers made Alameda into a desirable home for bluebirds.
https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/with-a-little-help-western-bluebirds-are-nesting-in-alameda/
#alameda #birds #birdwatching #CrabCove #CrownBeach #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #nea
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As a lover of both cats and birds, Deborah Crooks urges Alamedans to keep kitties indoors to save the lives of our feathered friends. Outdoor cats — be they pets, strays, or ferals — kill at least 1.4 billion wild birds annually.
https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/meet-our-wild-birds-keep-them-safe-by-keeping-cats-inside/
#alameda #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #JeanSweeneyOpenSpacePark
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Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."
#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay
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Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."
#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay
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Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."
#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay
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Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."
#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay