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Science and Habitats Programs
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory works to achieve viable endemic bird populations that are diverse, rich, and abundant and supported by a mosaic of preserved and restored habitats.
We use science to heighten awareness in policymakers and Bay Area residents of the beauty, biodiversity, and sensitivity of our local ecosystem. Through our new Habitats Program, we work to determine methods to restore and manage the ecotone - the upland transition zone between a tidal marsh and upland habitats to provide refugia and cover for species like the endangered California Clapper Rail.
Critical scientific information provided through our Science and Habitats Programs informs land management decisions in the Bay Area.
Coyote Creek Field Station
Avian Response to Grassland Fires
Avian Disease Prevention
Avian Use of Salt Ponds
Colonial Waterbird Monitoring
California Gull Research and Monitoring
San Francisco Bay Shorebird Census
Snowy Plover Recovery
Habitat Restoration and Management
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory in the News!
View some of our recent press.
Bigger Birds in California Courtesy of Climate Change: In a ground-breaking study, bird banding data from Coyote Creek Field Station provided evidence that birds on the West coast are getting bigger due to climate change.
Science Daily, Oct.31, 2011
The State of the Birds San Francisco Bay: We’ve contributed 30 years of monitoring data to the first ever San Francisco Bay State of the Birds Report. Released by PRBO and the SF Bay Joint Venture. Oct. 18, 2011
Look out for Gulls Gone Wild: NPR featured an interview with SFBBO’s Waterbird Program Director about our monitoring data and the California Gull population in San Francisco Bay. August 9, 2011 |
