One of my great joys in life is volunteering as a Hawkwatcher for Golden Gate Raptor Observatory during the fall migration—something that's felt especially meaningful to do amid the pandemic. Of course, some music has come out of the experience! I wrote "Rare and Wonderful" after a particularly inspiring day of bird flight over Hawk Hill last September. Over the winter, Kwame helped me record the tune, and GGRO director Allen Fish and another hawkwatcher, Patty Lessard, added additional guitar and vocal parts. To celebrate the season, we put the song together with a bunch of the amazing photos taken by GGRO volunteers and staff during 2021. Take a look:
Rare and wonderful days
Rare and wonderful days
Rare and wonderful days
One of my great joys in life is volunteering as a Hawkwatcher for Golden Gate Raptor Observatory during the fall migration—something that's felt especially meaningful to do amid the pandemic. Of course, some music has come out of the experience! I wrote "Rare and Wonderful" after a particularly inspiring day of bird flight over Hawk Hill last September. Over the winter, Kwame helped me record the tune, and GGRO director Allen Fish and another hawkwatcher, Patty Lessard, added additional guitar and vocal parts. To celebrate the season, we put the song together with a bunch of the amazing photos taken by GGRO volunteers and staff during 2021. Take a look: