[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 3-17-2022

[Denis DeSilvis]

Tweeters,

Today (39degF- 45degF) was a long-johns, gloves, and bundled up day for all of us except the kilt-togged Jon A! No precip, but a total 0 UV-ray, cloudy sky. The nine of us at JBLM Eagles Pride GC enjoyed a lot of Spring song, with YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (16), PACIFIC WRENS (13), HUTTON'S VIREOS (4), and VARIED THRUSHES (18) letting us know Winter was close to being over, at least according to the calendar. Other highlights included 29 MOURNING DOVES (26 in one tree!), and FOY TREE SWALLOWS (3).

The only mammals were 4 black-tailed deer. Misses included raptors, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Zonotrichia sparrows.



The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the following:

* April 21

* May 19

* June 16

Anyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBird PNW report:




34 species



Canada Goose  6

Mallard  4

Bufflehead  9     Two at the 9th hole pond and 7 at Hodge Lake

Hooded Merganser  2     Flew by twice

Pied-billed Grebe  1     Hodge Lake

Band-tailed Pigeon  2

Mourning Dove  29     26 were in a bare deciduous tree at the Dupont housing area.

Anna's Hummingbird  4

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  13

Hutton's Vireo  3

Steller's Jay  5

California Scrub-Jay  4

American Crow  18

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  13

Tree Swallow  3     At the Hodge Lake nest box site

Golden-crowned Kinglet  4

Red-breasted Nuthatch  11

Brown Creeper  5

Pacific Wren  13

Bewick's Wren  4

European Starling  10     Two were investigatng a nest site; the other 8 were single birds or a small flock.

Varied Thrush  18

American Robin  132

House Finch  6

Purple Finch  5

Pine Siskin  16

Fox Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco  25

Song Sparrow  15

Spotted Towhee  14

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Yellow-rumped Warbler  16



View this checklist online at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS105042695&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cce94beb0f770485dbd1b08da08887b78%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637831679526848273%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=os15bw2RgRfsYyeD1okPQJmsc4%2Bzhu0XdNpTN3lKxLw%3D&reserved=0


May all your birds be identified,
Denis DeSilvis

Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com
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