Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Hummingbird Guide
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- One ingredient, nothing else: 100% pure cane sugar
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Overview
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, just 12 miles from downtown Juneau, offers one of the world's most dramatic wildlife photography settings: the chance to photograph a Rufous Hummingbird hovering at fireweed blossoms in the foreground of a living glacier. Rufous Hummingbirds arrive in Southeast Alaska from April through August, frequenting the flowering currant, salmonberry, and fireweed that bloom in succession around the glacier's moraines and the surrounding Tongass National Forest. Juneau Audubon Society confirms Rufous Hummingbirds are frequent visitors to Southeast feeders from April to August, with Anna's Hummingbirds increasingly present year-round as their range expands northward. The combination of glacier scenery, old-growth rainforest, and vibrant hummingbird activity makes this an utterly singular destination.
Hummingbirds to Watch For
- • Rufous
- • Anna's
Best Time to Visit
Plan your visit during April, May, June, July, August for the highest chance of hummingbird sightings. Early morning and late afternoon are typically the most active feeding times.
Plants and Habitat
- • Temperate rainforest with red-flowering currant
- • salmonberry
- • fireweed
- • glacial meadow edges
Nectar feeders are present at this location.
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The definitive Alaska hummingbird and glacier photography experience; Juneau Audubon-confirmed Rufous presence; extraordinary visitor infrastructure in a remote setting.
Visitor Notes
$5 entrance fee for 16+ (May–September); summer hours 10am–5pm Sunday–Friday (closed Saturdays); grounds open 6am–midnight year-round; ADA accessible; extraordinary photography combining glacier and wildlife
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