Join us November 14, 2024, 6:30pm at the UAS Lecture Hall!
Membership Meeting and Program in November – Terns and Trivia
Membership announcements then our educational program: Terns and
Trivia. Owen Squires, Juneau Audubon’s summer intern, shares his
experience with our local Arctic Tern colonies and the research compiled
regarding their nesting success in the Juneau area. Come prepared to
test your knowledge too!
Join us! October 10, 2024, 6:30pm at the UAS Lecture Hall.
Annual elections and membership announcements, followed by our educational program. Keeping up with the Crustaceans: Sea Otter Impacts on Dungeness Crab.
Carter Johnson will converse on his research findings regarding otters and their relationship with crabs in Southeast Alaska!
Discover the Wonders of Wetlands: Bird Walk on June 15, 2024!
Join the Juneau Audubon Society for an enriching bird walk on June 15, 2024, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The event will take place at Sunny Point, at the SE AK Land Trust parcel, accessible from the old Glacier Highway. Participants will explore the Tree Swallow Nesting Box project and learn about SEALTrust’s conservation efforts. Expect to see a variety of birds, including Greater Yellowlegs and Lincoln’s Sparrows. Don’t forget your rubber boots and prepare for a high tide at 8:44 am.
See upcoming Events at https://www.juneauaudubon.org/event/
Join Us for a Bird Walk on June 8, 2024!
Nature enthusiasts and bird lovers, mark your calendars for June 8, 2024! The Juneau Audubon Society is hosting a bird walk from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Dredge Lakes Area, starting at the Forest Service building on Back Loop Rd. This easy, one-and-a-half-mile hike through lush deciduous vegetation offers a perfect opportunity to observe songbirds, warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and woodpeckers in their natural habitat. Led by experts Deb Rudis and Kari Monagle, this free event promises a delightful morning of birdwatching.
We have regular events that we invite you to join in. Find one today at https://www.juneauaudubon.org/event/
Are you curious about the feathered friends that inhabit local parks and neighborhoods? Join us for a fun and informative bird walk especially for beginners!
Discover the Joy of Birdwatching
This walk will introduce you to the basics of birdwatching and help you develop the skills to identify common backyard birds. Whether you’re a nature enthusiast, a budding birder, or simply looking to spend some time outdoors, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with the avian world around you.
Join Us for a Delightful Morning
Mark your calendars and come prepared to have a wonderful time exploring the beauty of the natural world. This bird walk is open to all ages and skill levels, so bring your family, friends, or just yourself and get ready to discover the fascinating world of birds. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Details
The walk will begin in the Fish Creek parking lot at 8:00 a.m. The varied habitat of sedges and grasses, shrubs, alder, willow, and conifers along with the fresh creek water mixing with incoming salt water creates a unique and beautiful estuary. Spring migration can bring flocks of sea and dabbling ducks, shorebirds, gulls, crows, and early songbird migrants. The trail is a relatively flat mile from the parking lot to the peninsula point. (Low tide -0.6’ at 11:16 am)
New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—Fun for one becomes multiplied when birders join forces for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Participating with friends, family, or a community group means there are more eyes to spot the birds and a deeper well of knowledge to draw from. Knowing where birds are seen—and not seen—is more important than ever during this El Niño year, and as climate change weather fluctuations influence bird movements.
The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is taking place February 16 through 19, 2024.
More than an estimated half-million people participated during the 2023 GBBC. They reported more than 7,500 species of birds from 200+ countries.
Read more about this exciting event here.
The 2023 Juneau Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 16, 2023. The Christmas Bird Count is a national citizen science event sponsored by the National Audubon Society. This year’s count is the 124th national count and 51st Juneau count. To learn more about the Christmas Bird Count, visit the National Audubon Society website at https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count .
An organizational email message will go out to past volunteers in November. If you are new to the Juneau count and would like to participate as a field volunteer or feeder watcher,
JAS field trips are back!
JAS Field Trips are free and open to the public. Please bring binoculars and gear up appropriately: layered clothing, rain and sun protection, snacks, and drinking water. A bird book or phone id app for bird identification will be useful.
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Registration via Eventbrite is optional but encouraged. And please leave your four-legged furry friends at home.
NOTE: You will find directions, maps, and other informative links on JAS Eventbrite, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. Also, departure times and Field Trip details may change. We suggest that you check these JAS sites prior to your field trip.
The Berners Bay Cruises have a cost associated with them. These are our major fundraisers for the year. Tickets are available from Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at
https://jahc.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/14781.
Register now for the next free, public Bird Walk at bit.ly/jas-eventbrite
| Date/Time: | Activity/Location | Field Trip Leaders/s |
| April 15
8-10 am
|
Bird Walk with a focus on beginning birders.
Fish Creek Park 11100 North Douglas Highway |
Marsha Squires and
Thomas Young-Bayer, JAS
|
| April 22
9:30-11:30 am
|
Annual Juneau Community Wetlands Cleanup.
Sunny Point Conserved Properties |
Partnering with Litter Free Inc. and Southeast Alaska Land Trust
Brenda Wright, JAS Doreen Prieto, JAS |
| April 29
8:30 am departure 12:30 pm return
|
Berners Bay Cruise with Allen Marine Tours
JAS Annual Fundraiser Statter Harbor 11485 Auke Bay Harbor Road |
Laurie Craig, Storyteller
Scott Vulstek, Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Kate Savage, DVM, NOAA Lauren Cusimano, JAS Michelle Trifari, Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow, NOAA Brenda Wright, JAS |
| May 6
8-10 am |
Bird Walk
Outer Point Loop Trail 11.3 miles north on Douglas Hwy |
Doug Woodby and
Mary Hausler
|
| May 13
8-10 am World Migratory Bird Day |
Songbird Banding Demonstration with a focus on young scientists and families.
Juneau Community Garden 5669 Montana Creek Road |
Gwen Baluss, Wildlife Technician, US Forest Service
|
| May 13
10 am-12 pm World Migratory Bird Day |
Bird Walk with a focus on young scientists and families.
Juneau Community Garden 5669 Montana Creek Road |
Alex Hale
Doreen Prieto, JAS |
| May 14 Mother’s Day
8:30 am departure 12:30 pm return
|
Berners Bay Cruise with Allen Marine Tours
JAS Annual Fundraiser Statter Harbor 11485 Auke Bay Harbor Road |
Laurie Craig, Storyteller
Dr. Mary Willson, Ecologist Kim Ramos, Naturalist Lizzie Solger, JAS Brenda Wright, JAS |
| May 20
8-10 am |
Bird Walk with a focus on photography.
Airport Dike Trail 2010 Radcliffe Road |
Betsy and Scott Fischer |
| June 3
8-10 am
|
Bird Walk
Airport Dike Trail 2010 Radcliffe Road |
Patty Rose (limited to 10 birders)
Jeff Sauer |
| June 10
8-10 am |
Bird Walk
Dredge Lake 4513 Dredge Lake Road |
Deb Rudis |
| June 17
8-10 am |
Bird Walk
Eagle Beach Mile 29, Glacier Highway |
Rob MacDonald, Biological Scientist, US Forest Service |
| June 24
8-10 am |
Bird Walk with Southeast Alaska Land Trust
Sunny Point Conserved Properties |
Partnering with Southeast Alaska Land Trust
Brenda Wright, JAS Doreen Prieto, JAS |
The Juneau Audubon Society was honored to host a community potluck at Sandy Beach while honoring board members past and present.
Thanks to an Active Juneau Audubon Society Board
By Marsha Squires
Even though the JAS Board takes a hiatus from monthly meetings May through August, don’t think things haven’t been happening. Spring 2022 has been full of events and accomplishments in bird education, conservation, and research. Take a look at the list of achievements and where our energy is focused on serving our community and its members:
· Face-to-face guided bird walks returned to the trails Two Berners Bay cruises offered more than 170 passengers the beauty of birding with accomplished storytellers and naturalists
· New technology was tried: Eventbrite for walk registrations
· JAS partnered with Annie Kaill’s Gallery and artist Evon Zerbetz
· A low-tide walk occurred, and one more is scheduled for July 15
(Please register on Eventbrite at bit.ly/jas-eventbrite!)
· A partnership with Alaska State Parks allowed posts of “Caution: Nesting Area” signs in critical habitat on Portland Island
· Research on Tree Swallow nesting continues with close to 65 boxes monitored weekly
· A college intern was hired to support the Arctic Tern research project and other related work
· The Global Big Day and World Migratory Bird Day events spurred a bonanza of birding on eBird and in southeast Alaska
· Several articles regarding birding, events, and citizen science were written and appeared in local media
· KTOO radio spots have happened and are going to continue every Friday through August
· A long-standing partnership with Icy Strait Birding Tours supported JAS to employ a local artist to create two interpretive signs for the Hoonah Harbor. The manufacturing process is beginning.
· A new Instagram account was created and shout-outs to followers have been timely, professional, and eye-catching JAS partook in the first meeting regarding the Juneau-Douglas Second Crossing
· And finally, a JAS board retreat is being planned for late August
Thank you to all JAS Board members and volunteers for a successful and full spring season.
