The baby arctic terns in the protected park at Mendenhall Glacier were so camoflauged in their mottled black and white down that until t he parents arrived with tiny fish out of the lake we didn’t see them! Pictures will be posted in the picture gallery soon– they were balls of down with strikingly orange tern beaks . After eating they collapsed on the pebbly beach to digest and get warm in the sun! Such a privelege to see these babies up close from our kayak which would be the only way to see these tiny creatures in the island which is not accessible any other way. What a treat in Alaska to see these newly hatched chicks!
Also heard grouse on top of Mt. Roberts and on several hikes doing their mating calls. Of course eagles are so common one seees them as part of the background very soon after arriving.