For this month’s installment of On The Wire, we’re kicking things to an Audubon team who visited the remote Southeast Alaska village of Yakutat for the annual Yakutat Tern Festival.

Hear from Cindy Bremner, Mayor of the City and Borough of Yakutat and a member of the Tlingit Tribal Council, as well as Tlingit Tribal Council member and longtime Yakutat resident Melenda Lekanof-Baker. Other voices include Brandon Johnson of the Mount Saint Elias Dancers, beader and artist Chantil Bremner-Firestack, and Susan Oehlers, a wildlife biologist and Yakutat Tern Festival with the Yakutat Nature Society.

Take some time to read and enjoy the stunning visuals of "At Alaska’s Yakutat Tern Festival, Seabirds and Local Culture Soar."

The 14th annual Yakutat Tern Festival will take place May 29 to June 1, 2025. Visit the event website  for more information, and check out the Southeast Alaska Birding Trail to help plan your trip.