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FEBRUARY JUNEAU AUDUBON PROGRAM Thursday February 9 UAS Egan Bldg, Glacier View Room 221/222, 7:00 p.m. History and Future of the Mendenhall Wetlands Richard Carstensen will give perspectives from 3 decades of research on Juneau's most important and controversial fish and wildlife habitat. How can an understanding of succession and developmental changes contribute to better management decisions and to imagine the wetlands future? Richard Carstensen is a Juneau naturalist since 1977; an instructor and researcher for Discovery Southeast since 1988. From 1996 through 2009, his principle research interest was Tongass-wide forest issues and biogeography. More recently, his focus has been closer to home - a watershed-based study of the CBJ, and a deepening fascination with integrating human and natural history. Since the mid-1980s, Richard's research projects on the Mendenhall Wetlands have mostly revolved around the Juneau Airport. Just as dairies dominated the wetlands from the 1890s to World War II (subject of the Feb 4th talk for Juneau City Museum), aviation has dominated since the great war. GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT for 2012 will be held on February 17-20, 2012. Click here for more information.
Sunny Point - Wetland Habitat Saturday, February 25, 10 am - 12 noon Juneau Audubon Society and Naturalist Kevin O’Malley are continuing their winter Tracks and Signs Programs. The February 25th JAS Tracks and Signs will meet at 10 a.m. at the Sunny Point parking lot (west side of highway) with access to the wetlands. This walk will explore a wetland habitat and the critters that frequent it. Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk off trail. This is a free program. Elders come share your stories and families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
There will be one cruise on the morning of April 21, Saturday, and two cruises (morning and afternoon) on April 28, Saturday.
Tickets should be on sale at Hearthside by last week of March. New prices this year: adult $45, student $25, child $10.
Saturday December 17, 2011 By Mark Schwan The Juneau Christmas Bird Count for 2010 was held on December 17. We lucked out on the weather, but birding was rather quiet, with a paucity of passerines making for a rather uneventful count. Thirty field observers found 66 species and 10,973 individual birds on count day, plus an additional five species were located during the other days of our count week. All the common species that have been seen on the previous 38 counts were found once again. Highlights included a Rock Ptarmigan and Rough-legged Hawk during count week; a record count for Pacific Loons, as many birds continued to linger around the Auke Bay harbor facilities; and a new high count for Mew Gull. We also nabbed the Black-capped Chickadee that had been regularly visiting Patty Rose’s feeder, and had six Lapland Longspurs on the wetlands. This species had never been found on count day before and had only been found during one prior count week, in 1997. Finally, Gus van Vliet, Molly McCafferty, and Mary McCafferty located a Hoary Redpoll on count day. This was a new species for our cumulative count list. See the table for all the results. Species in bold face are unusual or rare; numbers in bold face but not the species indicate new high counts. As usual, the tally of birds was led by Gus after the potluck at Mark and Debi’s home. The food contributions were again terrific and it was a fun way to end the day. Thanks to all who participated. The results of our count will be entered online to National Audubon in early January. for 2011 Juneau CBC count results.Christmas Bird Counts planned in Southeast Alaska December 14, 2011 – January 5, 2012
* Forms and information available at the Back Country Ski Shop ** Website for more information: sites.google.com/site/skagwaybirdclub 20th Thanksgiving Bird Count: November 24th  All right! Bring out your pencils and your envelope and stamps! Its time to participate in a non-electronic count of birds for JUST ONE HOUR on Thanksgiving Day. Its the perfect opportunity to enjoy the wonderful odors of your favorite holiday meal, or if later in the day, time to recuperate from the great meal you had. The official bird count form is available here or you can contact Brenda Wright at membership@juneau-audubon-society.org and she will e-mail you a copy. The instructions are simple and are included on the count form. Choose a bird feeder or other area you would like to observe, but the count area is just 15 feet in diameter. Count the birds for 1 hour (try not to count birds twice) and that's it. The address to send your count form is on the form. This is the first year you can submit your count on line by emailing: thanksgivingbirdcount@gmail.com Any one that sends in a count form will receive a newsletter with the results early next year.
Have a great Holiday and
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Alaska Watchlist 2010: Alaska Birds in Trouble Highlighting Declining and Vulnerable Bird Populations The newest version of Audubon Alaska’s WatchList is now available! The WatchList, updated every three to five years, uses an objective assessment process to identify Alaska birds of greatest conservation concern. The 2010 list is the first to recognize two levels of conservation concern in Alaska. The Red List—31 species—has the highest level of conservation concern: species are vulnerable and declining. The Yellow List—18 species—is of somewhat lesser concern: species are vulnerable, but not declining. Another change in 2010 is consideration of stewardship responsibility for each species, highlighting the birds most dependent on Alaska. View the Alaska WatchList page. View the ALASKA WATCHLIST 2010 |
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