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Birding spot · Juneau City and Borough, Alaska

Birding at Mendenhall Glacier Ecology National Recreation Trail: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mendenhall Glacier Ecology National Recreation Trail are Dark-eyed Junco (59%), Barn Swallow (56%), and American Robin (52%). It is busiest in spring, when 36 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of June (43 species). 101 species have been reported here across 934 complete checklists from 497 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 18 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Dark-eyed Junco59%
  2. 2Barn Swallow56%
  3. 3American Robin52%
  4. 4Common Raven50%
  5. 5Arctic Tern43%
  6. 6Varied Thrush41%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet40%
  8. 8Hermit Thrush38%
  9. 9Orange-crowned Warbler38%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler34%
  11. 11Bald Eagle32%
  12. 12Mallard31%
  13. 13Glaucous-winged Gull24%
  14. 14Chestnut-backed Chickadee23%
  15. 15Spotted Sandpiper22%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 7 species

  1. Common Raven78%
  2. Bald Eagle24%
  3. American Dipper22%
  4. Redpoll15%
  5. Golden-crowned Kinglet13%

Spring 36 species

  1. American Robin75%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco68%
  3. Varied Thrush62%
  4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet58%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler46%

Summer 36 species

  1. Barn Swallow79%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco64%
  3. Arctic Tern52%
  4. American Robin52%
  5. Common Raven50%

Fall 20 species

  1. Bald Eagle67%
  2. Common Raven55%
  3. Steller's Jay28%
  4. Chestnut-backed Chickadee27%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco26%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Alaska.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.