page_title: Berners Bay
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Berners Bay / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Haliaeetus leucocephalus or as more commonly called... Bald Eagle. Taqbaylit: Haliaeetus leucocephalus naɣ s isem is amsun... Igider Agellad.
context_page_description: Berners Bay is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska, approximately 40 miles north of Juneau. It is a large and deep indentation, about 3.5 miles wide at the entrance, which is formed by Point Bridget and Point St. Marys. It runs in a north-northwest direction for 6 miles from Point Bridget, with a width of 3 miles opposite Point St. Marys. The bay is surrounded by Tongass National Forest.
context_section_description: Wild blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and nagoonberries are found here. The bay area is the largest berry picking area for the people of Juneau. Other vegetation, like salmon berry, devils club, and currant, are also reported. The Antler and Lace river mouths contain extensive herbaceous and sedge meadows, known as the Lyngbye's sedge meadows in the area, home to brown bears.
  Every spring, millions of hooligan and herring come to the bay to spawn. Nearly 10 to 20 million of these fish lie above the bottom of the bay. The Steller sea lions feed on these hooligans and after feeding they move out of the bay towards the outer coast to breed and give birth to their pups. These sea lions are listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. It is also a breeding area for various species of  Alaskan salmon. There are seals and humpback whales.  Other fauna found along the river course upstream of the bay are mountain goats, mink, lynx, moose, wolverine, brown and black bears. The bay is reported to have one of the greatest concentrations of bald eagles, reported as the second largest in Southeast Alaska. Also reported around the bay are a very large number of shore birds and seabirds including mallards, pintail, green-winged teal, eagles, and gulls. After the hooligan run ends, which marks the beginning of the spring season, they die and float, and accumulate near the river banks where crows, ravens, and songbirds prey on their carcasses.
caption: One of the greatest concentrations of bald eagles in Southeast Alaska is in Berners Bay
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