Juneau Birding
and Saturday Wild Events
SATURDAY,
JULY 19
- Alpine flowers and birds
with Bob Armstrong and other plant and bird experts.
Meet at the tram at 8:20 am (special local rate-$5).
 SATURDAY,
AUGUST 23
-
Edible wild berries
Location and time
to be announced.
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WEDNESDAY
NOON BIRD WALKS
Need a break from the office? Join the Audubon Wednesday Bird Walks
from noon to 1:00 starting May 21. Beginners and visitors are
welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them and dress appropriately
for the weather. Meet outside the Hangar restaurant in the blue
Wharf building downtown. Contact Beth Peluso for more information
957-1050
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Local Bird Observations
CHECK each issue of the RAVEN for the most recent bird observations
for Juneau and Southeast Alaska. View
issues
of The
Raven
here.
Juneau Birding
Information and Bird Observation Archives
Click here for Juneau seasonal bird observations and historical
results of Christmas Bird Counts and Great Backyard Bird Counts for
prior years.
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2007
Juneau Bird Checklist
Click
Here
2007 Skagway Bird Checklist
Click Here
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The 2007 Juneau
Christmas Bird Count
December 15, 2007
The 2007
Juneau Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 15.
View 2007 Juneau CBC Results
Here
Juneau Christmas Bird Count Report by MARK
SCHWAN:
Thanks to everyone who
participated. On our count day, Saturday, December 15, we
had about 40 volunteers working our count circle. The
weather turned out to be agreeable and the tides were in our
favor. There was a seemingly above average amount of
waterfowl hunting activity on the wetlands, which likely
negatively affected our count somewhat.
We found 70 species of birds on
count day, about average for over the last 20 years of
counts. We counted 10,875 birds, just a little above our
average, with our two most abundant species being Mallard
and Glaucous-winged Gull. Although our Glaucous-winged Gull
count was above average, we found the bulk of the birds
outside of the airport and landfill areas (where we
traditionally see many), which is likely due to the bird
deterrent programs at the two sites, especially at the
landfill. We had an all-time low count for Northwestern
Crow, only 189 birds, but we had a new high count for Common
Raven, at 575 birds. We were below average for Steller's
Jay and Golden-crowned Kinglet. Brown Creeper was only a
count week bird. Golden-crowned Kinglets and Brown Creepers
have been scarce this year after last winter. We had a
number of rare birds for this time of year and several
casual species for Juneau; highlights included three Wood
Ducks in the Mendenhall Valley, one White-throated Sparrow
downtown, and one Harris' Sparrow near the airport.
In addition to birds seen on the
count day, local birders found an additional 15 species
during our count week. This by far exceeded the number of
additional count week species seen around any previous count
day. However, our total for the week, 85, is not a record,
as back in 1987 and 1988, we had record counts on our count
days, and with additional species during those count weeks,
we had a total of 88 species for the week in both of those
years.
Again, thanks to all who helped,
and thanks to Gus van Vliet for helping compile the numbers,
and a special thanks to Gus, Paul Suchanek, and Patty Rose
for locating so many count week birds : ) !!
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News and Events
Upcoming
Events
 SATURDAY,
JULY 19
- Alpine flowers and birds
with Bob Armstrong.
Meet at the tram at 8:20 am (special local rate-$5).
Please dress for the
weather.
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 23
-
Edible wild berries
Location and time
to be announced.
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The
Raven The
May, 2008 issue of The Raven
is
now
available
on-line.
Click here.
View back issues of
The Raven
here.
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Juneau
Wetlands/Juneau Airport Expansion
 Second
Juneau
Channel Crossing.
For information on the
Second Juneau Gastineau Channel Crossing project being developed by
the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Works
click here and the City and Borough of Juneau
click here.
Birds and Plane Safety at Juneau
Airport Report This
report prepared by Bob Armstrong and Richard Carstensen
contains observations and recommendations that
may be of use to managers, agencies, and the public, as the Juneau
community collectively seeks to improve airport safety, and to
maintain or enhance bird habitat on the surrounding wetlands.
Hotspots: Bird Survey of Mendenhall Wetlands
- This report prepared by Bob Armstrong, Richard Carstensen,
and Mary Willson describes the use of the Mendenhall Wetlands by
birds.
For more information on issues affecting the Mendenhall
Wetlands
click here.
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 Juneau
Access Program.
For information on the Juneau
(Road) Access project being developed by the Alaska Department of
Transportation and Public Works
click here.
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