The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS). For a quarter century, GGRO volunteers have been tabulating the annual fall migration of birds of prey over the Marin Headlands. This migration—the most significant of its kind in the western United States—soars over Hawk Hill in the southern Headlands, a critical place from which to monitor eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, and kites of more than 19 species, and to track long-term changes in their populations.
The
Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to
preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of
park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks
for the future. The Conservancy is an authorized “cooperating
association” of the National Park Service, and is one of more than 70
such nonprofit organizations working with national parks around the
country. To learn more, please visit www.parksconservancy.org or call (415) 561-3000.
The
National Park Service (NPS) is a federal agency within the U.S.
Department of the Interior charged with managing the preservation and
public use of America’s most significant natural, scenic, historic, and
cultural treasures. The NPS manages the Golden Gate National Parks, as
well as 390 other park sites across the U.S. For more information,
visit www.nps.gov/goga or call (415) 561-4700.