In celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, you are invited to submit original artwork on the theme of “Arctic Terns” for prizes and publication! What to create: Photograph, painting, drawing, graphic design, short story, creative nonfiction, poetry, etc . How to enter: Send an image of the original work electronically as a Microsoft Word, .pdf document or .jpeg attachment. Please keep files below 5 MB. Email to Gwen Baluss, [email protected] OR.. deliver in person at the IMBD celebrations, May 19, 7-11a.m at Juneau Community Garden, and 3-5 p.m. at the photo point near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Please include artist’s full name and age (for the youth category only). Specify that the submission is for the Arctic Tern art contest. Submission due by 5 p.m. June 1 Prizes include: Beautiful IMBD T-shirts, (see this year’s theme below, left) Artful hummingbird jigsaw puzzle, “Songbird” (shade-grown, fair-trade) coffee, and Audubon’s Bird Guide phone apps, Local natural history books for kids and adults . Winners will be published in the Capital City Weekly, on approval of the paper and the contestant. Winners retain all rights to their work, but may be asked if it can be used for educational materials. Arctic Tern - Fun Facts • Champion travelers “to the ends of the earth;” breed in the Arctic and winter in the Antarctic. • Longest migration of any animal: annual round-trip migration of 44,000 miles documented. Lifetime travels estimated to be longer than going to the moon! • Sees more daylight than any other species. • Most migrate over open seas, taking advantage of prevailing winds, but some fly high over land. • Fly at airspeeds of 25-35 mph and typically cover 200-300 miles each day during migration. • Often return to where they were hatched to breed. Sponsored by: USFS Juneau Ranger District, Juneau Audubon Society, and Capital City Weekly .