[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf
Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 7-20-2023
Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs4birds at outlook.com
Sat Jul 22 18:19:25 PDT 2023
Tweeters,
The results of the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birdwalk on Thursday are below. After our walk, I thought about the birds we tallied, and then thought again that I too often focus on the birds we see and not enough about the folks that attend this monthly walk. We have a core group of about 12 from the South Sound area, but this month we also had folks from Seattle and Redmond make the trip, for a total of 21 of us this month. Because of the terrain and sometimes narrow path we follow, the group gets strung out, with small groups of folks talking with each other, sharing experiences, sightings, etc., which, to me, is one of most enjoyable parts of birding. Certainly, we're here for the birds, but the social aspects of birding, to me, rank up there with what we observe. When I think about it, birding is much more than just ticking off species on a checklist.
(eBird list will be shared with the group from WR Smith, so those of you waiting for it, it's coming!)
Our largest group of birders of the year (21) enjoyed wonderful weather (58degF-73degF) and a fun time birding. Highlights include the following:
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Female adult and two juvenile young at the maintenance pond. This was much like last year, with the juveniles being fed at this area in July. Nice to see this species having fledged young again!
YELLOW WARBLER feeding Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile
WESTERN TANAGER - 21 matched the number of birders today
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Seemingly all along our route with 28 tallied
DOWNY WOODPECKER - Two juveniles interacting and displaying at each other
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Two juveniles
PIED-BILLED GREBE - Adult with two juveniles at Hodge Lake
Two mammals for today: A Townsend's chipmunk and cottontail rabbit (juvenile!).
The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the following:
* August 17
* September 21
* October 19
Anyone is welcome to join us!
>From eBird PNW trip report:
49 species (+1 other taxa)
Wood Duck 12
Mallard 21 Including 6 juveniles
Pied-billed Grebe 3 At Hodge Lake
Band-tailed Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 1
Anna's Hummingbird 1
Rufous Hummingbird 1
hummingbird sp. 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Downy Woodpecker 3 Two juveniles interacting with each other.
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 11
Olive-sided Flycatcher 6
Western Wood-Pewee 28
Willow Flycatcher 4
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 6
Steller's Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 35
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 21
Violet-green Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 50
Bushtit 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 14
Brown Creeper 3
House Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 3
European Starling 25
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 40
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Finch 16
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 10
Dark-eyed Junco 12
White-crowned Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 18
Spotted Towhee 8
Bullock's Oriole 3 At the maintenance pond per like last year.
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 One feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile
Wilson's Warbler 2
Western Tanager 21
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS145338028&data=05%7C01%7C%7C115c9426b6e5450b396e08db8b166dcd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638256700660999482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RncCOzij2Kvi4Xgs0yCqRrJw3m2WsqLz5OZBB1JT9sU%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S145338028>
May all your birds be identified,
Denis
Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com
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