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Photos: storm damage, PG&E outage map | Historic Asian American bookshop closing | Remembering Lillia Bartlow

Golden Gate Audubon

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The Sit List: Five things to do while cloistered inside

by Minhae Shim Roth April 02, 2020, 4:52 p.m.October 4, 2022

Welcome to the second edition of the Sit List — great activities you can do while sitting on your couch, or even moving around, but all the while maintaining social distancing, naturally.

Posted inNature

Rare burrowing owl found dead in West Berkeley park

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Dec. 02, 2016, 3:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

This dead owl was found Sunday in a Berkeley park. Photo: Urban Bird Foundation A rare burrowing owl was found dead recently at Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park, raising some concern in the community. Local resident Heidi Sachs saw the dead bird on a bench during her run at the Berkeley Marina on Sunday and shared the […]

Posted inNature

How I became a docent for burrowing owls. What a hoot!

by Guest contributor May 02, 2016, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Burrowing owl at Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park in February. Photo: Doug Donaldson Burrowing owl at Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park in February. Photo: Doug Donaldson By Rubi Abrams Newly retired from a fulfilling career as a community college librarian last year, I was ready to plunge into as many birding activities as I could schedule. Birding-related […]

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In a Berkeley park, a bluebird displays unusual behavior

Avatar photo by Elaine Miller Bond Aug. 05, 2013, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

This young western bluebird — a “helper” — has been feeding wiggling meals to his baby siblings. Photo: Elaine Miller Bond Last year, Rusty Scalf, teacher and trip leader for the Audubon Society, introduced me to a family of western bluebirds living and nesting in Berkeley’s San Pablo Park. This year, Scalf called me back. […]

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How the Barn Owl became Berkeley’s official bird

by Guest contributor Jan. 23, 2013, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

The Barn Owl is the official bird of Berkeley. Photo: Bob Lewis By Lisa Owens Viani Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of Raptors Are The Solution, recalls how her passion for owls began in Berkeley and led to possibly the least controversial Berkeley city council resolution ever passed: the designation of the Barn Owl as the city’s […]

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