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GGRO Season Summary 2022
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Illustration by Siobhan Ruck
The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in cooperation with the National Park Service, and is made up of 150 community volunteers and a small staff.
Compiled and edited by Mellice Hackett. Text by Allen Fish, Teresa Ely, and Laura Echávez.
©2023 Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. All rights reserved.
If you would like to use GGRO data, please contact us: ggro@parksconservancy.org
Our Work
Beyond being widely misunderstood by the general public, Turkey Vultures are often misunderstood from an ecological perspective as well.
Our Work
In 2022, the GGRO Banding Program had huge accomplishments before the field season even started.
Our Work
The 2022 fall migration was a season of almost-recovery from COVID-19, but someone forgot to tip off the hawks, as we had one of our lowest overall counts in many years.
Our Work
It is no surprise that, as a forty-year-old Community Science program, the GGRO’s scientific publications and presentations should be steeped in collaboration and partnership.
Our Work
Although full interpretive talks weren’t possible in 2022, we did arrange our weekend schedules so that one GGRO staff person would also be a greeter to informally talk to people about the migration on Hawk Hill, and the results were wonderful.
About
The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in cooperation with the National Park Service, and is made up of 150 community volunteers and a small staff. GGRO’s mission is the preservation of California raptors through scientific research, outreach, and community involvement. Each year, we monitor and study the bird of prey migration on the central California coast, particularly at the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We are dedicated to the conservation of raptors both through careful data collection and through involving the public in every aspect of our research.
Our deep gratitude to the Gregory Hind Endowment Fund for critical support of the GGRO, also to the more than 600 people who donated to the GGRO in 2022.
If you would like to use GGRO data, please contact us: ggro@parksconservancy.org
GGRO SUPPORT
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Allen Fish, GGRO Director
Teresa Ely, GGRO Senior Biologist and Banding Manager
Laura Echávez, GGRO Senior Biotechnician
Krista Fanucchi, GGRO Assistant Biotechnician
Yolanda Molette, Director of Conservation & Community Science (CCS)
Mellice Hackett, CCS Operations Manager
Carmen DeLeon, CCS Program Manager
Michela Gentile, CCS Science Engagement & Communication Specialist
Lizzy Edson, Data Manager
Janet Klein, Vice President of Community Connections
National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Bill Merkle, Wildlife Ecologist / GGRO Advisor
Alison Forrestel, Natural Resources & Science Lead
