June 15th

I was called pushy by an old angry man today. Three busses were arriving at the center for an afternoon show. When the third buss arrived late everyone pointed the guest to the auditorium so they wouldn’t miss the presentation that was just about to start. To get into the building you must first walk passed Volta the bald eagle who draws allot of attention away from yourself. So to keep people moving, I stood right in front of his enclosure merrily encouraging guests to proceed through the glass doors so they wouldn’t miss the show. Every person walked by me smiling saying things like, “hello, what a beautiful bird” and “what a perfect fit for our nations symbol." When a man stopped to take some pictures of Volta I again told the crowed to please proceed to the auditorium for the presentation. Everyone else had made it thought the doors. I needed to shut the doors so I told the man that he would have plenty of time to take pictures of the birds after the show. He walked up to me and looked me in the eyes and siad, “Your so pushy.” I almost laughed in his face because of how unexpected the comment was especially because of how cheery and polite I was being with everyone.

June 14th

The girl scouts from Juneau visited out center today. We put on a private show just for them. When asked if they wanted to see a bald eagle on stage none seemed to excited since they see eagle all the time at home. But when Lacie suggested Pele the Peles peregrine falcon, they all got very excited. So Pele had his day in the spotlight.


-Lacie and Pele.

June 13th

I feed Peekabo the western screech owl and Gilly the raven today! I had a spoiled egg in my fridge that I took to work and gave Gilly for a special treat. I just love her, she caught a meatball I threw to her in mid air. Instead of eating her food right away she likes to hide the items around her enclosure. She decided to stuff the egg in the roots of a dead log for safe keeping. Peekaboo was sleeping when I entered her enclosure. She perked up when she saw me and let out a few clicks and swayed her head from side to side trying to figure out who I was.


-Gilly and the egg.


-Peeks.

June 12th

I had off today so decided to check out the other end of the island. When you bike all of Sitka in a few hours you really do realize how small this place is. I had to stop when passing the Theobroma Chocolate Company to purchase some sweats made right here in Sitka. It’s definitely a better deal going to the Theobroma factory vs buying one of their chocolate bars somewhere else. You can get a larger bag of odds and ends chocolate that didn’t exactly turn out looking perfect for the price of a few normal bars. They don’t look as pretty but taste just as good.


-Theobroma Chocolate Factory.


-My goods.

When you pass the Sitka industrial park the road turns to gravel for the next few miles. I biked till the end of the road until I reached the End sign by Silver Bay. The road then turns into a small trail leading to a power plant or at least that's what I have been told. I also heard there are a lot of bears beyond this point so decided it would be best to not explore further on my own with out the company of the others.




-Big spotted banana slug.






-Beautil falls right off the road.

That night Richard and Kerstin had a party at their house. I was highly delighted at the amount of dogs that were there. Richard has a huge labradoodle named Dartanian, Kirstan recently adopted a husky mix named Refer and Zoie’s new mastiff puppy Sitka was there as well. At one point the neighbors tiny yellow labrador made an appearance.


-Kirstan and Refer.


-Morgan, Reece and Steve gathered around the roaring fire.

June 11th

I was ridding my bike to Whale Park today and discovered a terrier following me on Sawmill Creek Road. The poor thing looked super lost and very out of it’s surroundings. I was concerned that the small dog would get hit by a car so I lured it away from the highway with my lunch, a BP and J sandwich. Almost getting hit twice, the terrier came close enough to grab. After a few minutes of sitting, petting and having her unleashing a few scared bits to my hand, she allowed me to pick her up. For the next half an hour I knocked on various homes asking if they had seen the dog before. Finally I found a man who believed the dog lived on Wolf RD., a block down. A few knocks latter, the pup was safely retuned to a rather ungrateful owner. I should have taken “Bridget” to the pound to find a new master.

In other news, Morgan caught a fish today, a greenling I believe. He let me try a bite and boy did it taste good!




-Kiss me.

June 8th

I got a bike, well sort of. I’m borrowing Adam’s bike for a few days. I had an itching to head down to Mosquito Cove and bike along the waters edge. B.E.A.utiful! This is where I saw my first whales a month earlier, no whales today though. However, a mother grizz and two cubs have been seen in the area.

June 7th

One small ship in town makes for a super slow day. Never the less I find ways to amuse myself at the center. Now please remain seated and hold your applause while I introduce Stuff the Eagle and Anna his handler.