[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 6-20-2024

[Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters]

Tweeters,

The largest gathering of birders (30 of us) to walk around JBLM Eagle's Pride GC had a spectacular sunny equinox day, with mild temperatures (56degF-73degF) and some great birding sights. The major highlight for most of us came with finding the BULLOCK'S ORIOLE (BUOR) nest in a Douglas-fir right at the beginning of the walk. We had seen the female taking nesting material at this spot last month but couldn't see exactly where it was being formed. Today, after persistence by Pam C and others, we found the nest about 20 feet up on an overhanging branch. (None of us had ever seen a BUOR nesting in an evergreen.) We definitely could hear young chattering from the nest and watched both parents bringing food to it. This is the third year for this species nesting in the area near the maintenance pond, but the first time we found a nest.



Other highlights included the following:

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE on occupied nest.

HOUSE WREN bringing feed to a nest. Note: For the 5th year, a House Wren has nested in the light fixture next to the maintenance yard. The entrance to the nest is just a small space where the light support enters the fixture itself. It's really a small space, but definitely appears to be a secure spot for a nest.

SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and WESTERN TANAGER all feeding respective young.



Many thanks to those experienced walkers helping with the Trevor, Alyssa, and Eva on their first JBLM Eagle's Pride birdwalk experience.



Mammal sightings include raccoon (a first sighting of this mammal on a walk), black-tailed deer, Eastern cottontail rabbits, and Eastern gray squirrels.



The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is the Driving Range building, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. (Turn left immediately after entering the parking lot to take the road leading to the driving range building.) Upcoming walks include the following:

* July 18

* August 15

* September 19

Everyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBirdPNW report:




56 species (+1 other taxa)



Wood Duck  5     4 females

Pied-billed Grebe  2

Band-tailed Pigeon  12

Mourning Dove  1

Anna's Hummingbird  5

Rufous Hummingbird  11

Bald Eagle  2

Red-tailed Hawk  4

Red-breasted Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  6

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1

Western Wood-Pewee  12

Willow Flycatcher  12

Western Flycatcher  6

Hutton's Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Steller's Jay  7

American Crow  4

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  14

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  6

Tree Swallow  24

Violet-green Swallow  6

Barn Swallow  12

Bushtit  37

Golden-crowned Kinglet  12

Red-breasted Nuthatch  11

Brown Creeper  9

House Wren  9

Pacific Wren  2

Bewick's Wren  5

European Starling  8

Swainson's Thrush  15

American Robin  60     Many fledgling

Cedar Waxwing  35

House Finch  10

Purple Finch  7

Pine Siskin  3

Chipping Sparrow  6

Dark-eyed Junco  18

White-crowned Sparrow  11

Song Sparrow  19

Spotted Towhee  6

Bullock's Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  14

blackbird sp.  1

Orange-crowned Warbler  15

MacGillivray's Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Yellow Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Black-throated Gray Warbler  1

Wilson's Warbler  8

Western Tanager  14

Black-headed Grosbeak  12



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS182914269&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc345ce8ac73c4f4b4fbe08dc9239ef51%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638546024721383318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EljSMHf6wHwwqME0cNkBlxtsjllNhlPx7Ck0iZST7BQ%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S182914269>


May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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