Thank You
JRC grateful for grant that’s for the birds. Thanks from the Juneau Raptor Center to the Great Blue Heron Fund at the Juneau Community Foundation.
On June 28, 2011, the Juneau Raptor Center (JRC) was awarded a grant from the Great Blue Heron Fund at the Juneau Community Foundation. We are honored to be the recipient of this grant. As many of you know, the Great Blue Heron Fund is one of many funds established through the Juneau Community Foundation by generous donors who want to make a difference in Alaska.
These monies will be used to purchase frozen quail to feed our education birds. These include two red-tailed hawks, one gyrfalcon and one barn owl. The quail also feeds many other birds that come to JRC for rehabilitation and eventual release. This grant will be a huge assist in caring for all these birds.
We are very grateful for the grant and honored the work done by all our dedicated volunteers is recognized in this fashion. - Janet Capito
Thanks to Roarke Hess and AEL&P from the Juneau Raptor Center
On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 JRC responded to a call on our pager (790-5424) from Roarke Hess. Roarke was at Juneau’s Chapel By The Lake and reported a raven hanging 40 feet up in a tree with fish line entangling the bird. A JRC volunteer responded to the site and AEL&P was contacted.
AEL&P responded immediately to provide assistance. However, prior to AEL&P’s arrival someone (didn’t get the name) using a small lift had managed to cut the raven loose where it fell to a lower limb on the tree but it was still out of reach of rescuers and appeared to be in dire straits.
Shortly after this the AEL&P crew arrived and quickly set up to recover what appeared to be a very weak bird. As the AEL&P crew, towel in hand, got close enough to attempt to capture the raven it launched itself from the tree and flew out toward Auke Lake and then turned to follow the shoreline. The bird's leg still has fish line wrapped around it so folks in the Auke Bay area should be on the lookout for this bird; it may still need assistance.
A huge thank you goes Roarke for reporting this bird’s dilemma and also to the AEL&P staff that responded so quickly and did their level best to capture this very lucky raven.
2011 Juneau Appreciation Day
Juneau Appreciation Day was held May 7, 2011. Many thanks to the Mt. Roberts Tramway for again letting JRC hold this event and keep the day's tram ride proceeds. This is a huge boost to us in caring for all the birds that come to JRC and we are very grateful to them. We had a great turnout and good weather. Volunteers took money, stamped hands and greeted people at the tram's ground floor. Several education birds/handlers also provided more information about JRC and told each education bird's story. Lady Baltimore, the education adult bald eagle, was also starting her summer job and greeted all with her wonderful vocalizations. We have two great naturalists this year working at the tram to educate all who visit and hear about Lady Baltimore's story and Southeast Alaska. Many thanks to all who came to support us.
Thanks to DIPAC and Ron and Kathy Maas from the Juneau Raptor Center
Many thanks again this year (2011) to everyone at Douglas Island Pink & Chum (DIPAC) for their generous donation of jack salmon to feed our eagles - both rehabilitating and non-releasable. A special thanks also goes to DIPAC's Mike Wunderlich in making this possible. This donation is extremely helpful to us in caring for all the birds that come to the Center.
We are also very grateful to Ron and Kathy Maas for picking up, bagging and freezing fish for the birds. It's a time-consuming and messy job but they always step up to the plate to do this. Thanks, Ron and Kathy!!!
Thanks to Taku Fisheries from the Juneau Raptor Center (2011)
Thanks again to the generosity of Taku Fisheries, the Juneau Raptor Center's non-releasable and rehabilitating eagles will be eating freshly caught, bagged and frozen pink salmon for the coming year!
This is the fourth year in a row that Taku Fisheries has made this generous donation to us and we are very grateful to them. Bald eagles are primarily fish eaters and this food will enable them to receive the food Nature intended and meet their dietary requirements.
Thanks Eric, Robert, Mark and all the great people working at Taku Fisheries! Your support makes it easier for us to do the work we love.
