OBSERVATIONS
Cackling Canada Goose: (1) on 3-5 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (GV, MB
photo), a late lingerer/migrant.
Greater White-fronted Goose: (3) at Mendenhall Wetlands and (1) at Eagle
Beach on 5 June (PS, SZ, RG, GV), late lingerers/migrants.
Cinnamon Teal: (1) on 4 June at Pt. Bridget (MB), the only summer
report.
Redhead: (1) male on 22 June and 15 July at Mendenhall Wetlands (PS, GV),
unusual summer record.
Black Scoter: (2) immature males on 2 June at Pt. Bridget (PS), unusual
summer record.
Sora: the first evidence of breeding in Juneau (and SE Alaska?) occurred
on 11 June in a marsh in west Mendenhall Valley where two very young
chicks were seen with an attendant adult (GB).
American Avocet: (1) on 16 June at
Mendenhall Wetlands (PS photo, MS, BA, MCH, DM, SZ, GV), a first record
for Juneau and perhaps the 5th record for Alaska.
Photo by Paul Suchanek
Lesser Yellowleg: (4) fall-migrants arrived on 18 June at Mendenhall
Wetlands, three days before the summer solstice (GV)!
Stilt Sandpiper: (1) adult on 24 - 27
July at Mendenhall Wetlands (RG, PS photo on 24th, et al.), perhaps only
the 2nd (?)time in Juneau and one of the few records for SE Alaska.
Photo by Paul Suchanek
Sanderling: (6) on 5 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (PS, SZ, RG, GV, MB),
late spring migrants. Hudsonian
Godwit: an astonishing (85+) on 15 July at Eagle Beach (PS photo) –
probably the largest number ever for SE Alaska/British Columbia
southward. Photo by Paul
Suchanek
Bar-tailed Godwit: (1) on 5 June at
Mendenhall Wetlands (PS photo, SZ, RG, MB photo, GV) – there are perhaps
only a dozen records for SE Alaska.
Photo by Paul Suchanek
Glaucous Gull: (2) immatures on 5 June at Eagle Beach (PS, SZ, GV), with
one staying at least to 30 June (MB). Another (1) at Mendenhall Wetlands
from 20 - 29 June to 29 (PS) and (1) adult on 30 July at Salmon Creek –
all unusual summer records for SE Alaska.
Thayer’s Gull: (5+) over-summering on 3 July 2005 at Eagle Beach gull
roost (GV, PS) – unusual summer record for SE Alaska (although perhaps
just previously overlooked in all the faded gulls
summering at this location).
Lesser Black-backed Gull: (1) adult on 19 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (RG),
probably the same individual that has occurred nearly each summer for
over a decade in Juneau?
Black-legged Kittiwake: huge numbers (e.g., 1500+) occurred throughout
the summer at Eagle Beach (PS, GV), mostly 1st-summer immatures. Large
numbers also observed at Point Bridget (PS).
Ring-billed Gull: (1) 1st-summer bird on 29 June and 11 July at
Mendenhall Wetlands (PS photo).
Sabine’s Gull: (1) adult on 2 June at Pt. Bridget (PS, photos) – a rare
Juneau record.
Caspian Tern: (2) on 5 and 30 June at Eagle Beach (GV, PS, SZ, MB),
peaking with (13) on 20 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (PS).
Western Screech-Owl: pair fledged at least 3 young near Fish Creek,
Douglas I., the 3rd successful year in a row for this particular pair
(PS).
Common Nighthawk: (1) displaying in the evening on 22-30 June at west
Mendenhall Valley (DR, GB, MS video, PS, GV).
Downy Woodpecker: (1)
very rare summer male on 16 June at Mendenhall Glacier Forelands (GV).
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher: (1) singing at Mile 26 on 26-27 June, very
near the territory held last year (GV, SZ, PS).
Eastern Kingbird: (1) on 12-13 July at
Pt. Anmer, Port Snettisham, ~25 miles south of Juneau (GB photo on
12th). Photo by
Gwen
Baluss
Cliff Swallow: beginning with (7) active nests on 18 June within a horse
stable near the Mendenhall Wetlands, the unusual SE Alaska “colony”
found last year ended up with (2) nests each containing 2 nearly-fledged
young on 17 July (GV).
Eastern Yellow Wagtail: (1) on 20 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (GV), a
first record for Juneau and one of very few summer records for the West
Coast.
Cedar Waxwing: following last summer’s major invasion, only small
numbers occurred this summer in Juneau, beginning with (1) early arrival
on 4 June at Auke Bay (GV), building to a peak flock of (20) on 29 July
over the lower Mendenhall WValley (GV). (4) found on 24 July at
timberline(!) at Mt. Troy, Douglas Is. were in a highly unusual
location(PS).
Tennessee Warbler: (1) on 24 June at west Mendenhall Valley (GB) and (1)
on 26 June at Mendenhall Wetlands (GV).
Although both Northern Waterthrush and American Redstart were recorded
in the Juneau area this summer, both were much scarcer than in recent
years.
Black-headed Grosbeak: (1) female at a
feeder on 18-24 June at N. Douglas Is. (PS photo on 19th, RG).
Photo by Paul Suchanek
Golden-crowned Sparrow: (2) together in juvenal-plumage on 24 July at
2300’ elevation (above timberline) on Mt. Roberts (Gold Ridge), perhaps
the first(?) direct evidence of successful breeding in the Coastal Range
south of Skagway/Glacier Bay (GV).
Gray-crowned
Rosy Finch: (1) juvenile on 31 July on Mt. Roberts (Gold Ridge) (RA
photo) – nice documentation of successful breeding in the Coastal Range
around Juneau. Photo by
Robert Armstrong
Red Crossbill: the remarkable spring invasion of this species to Juneau
feeders gradually dissipated during June until only very few were
present during July.
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