The GGRO is seeking a long-term full-time Banding Program Manager to begin May 2012. Please see the Position Description for more details and how to apply.
The Golden Gate raptor flight starts quietly in August, building to crescendo in late September. The migration is loud and colorful through October and quiets in November. December is a sustained tremolo of few birds. Hear the hawkwatch highlights from 2011, and find out which unusual raptor made a big splash. More>
Halloween is upon us, and that means that the nights are longer and the owls are hootier. Speaking of owls, aren’t owls raptors? And do they migrate through the Marin Headlands like hawks do? More>
Peregrine Falcons went from being one of California’s rarest raptors to
one of the most viewable birds of the Golden Gate in a mere two decades.
This amazing recovery had a lot to do with the work of some incredibly
dedicated people. More>
GGRO gear is currently for sale at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center ONLY. Currently available is a navy blue crew-neck sweatshirt with the GGRO logo, a six-paneled t-shirt with various raptors on it, a binocular harness with our logo on it, and a denim blue cap with an orange hawk embroidered on the front! The Marin Headlands Visitor Center is open 9:30am-4:30pm, 7 days a week, and their phone number is 415-331-1540. They also carry tons of raptor books such as The Peterson Guide to Hawks (start with this one if you don’t have any
others!), Pete Dunne’s Hawks in Flight, the new Hawks from a Distance by
Jerry Liguori, among lots of others They also carry many other bird guides and nature books, calendars, cards, maps, gifts, kid’s books and activities, and more! Check out the Visitor’s Center the next time you need a gift for someone, or for yourself!