[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 9-19-2024

[Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters]

Tweeters,

Fourteen of us enjoyed a pleasant (51-60degF) last-JBLM-birdwalk-of-summer under mostly cloudy skies at JBLM Eagle's Pride GC. A noteworthy behavioral sighting: Three Wood Ducks were feeding on blackberries at the 12th hole pond. The water level is relatively high with the blackberry stems hanging down close to the water level. The Wood Ducks were "jumping" slightly up and snagging the blackberries hanging down. (I think you can picture how they did this.) It was quite the mesmerizing sight for us.



Ducks are back, with higher numbers of HOODED MERGANSER, WOOD DUCK, and MALLARD, as well as first-of-season AMERICAN WIGEON showing up. RED CROSSBILLS again were relatively abundant across the entire walk with an estimated 48 present, two dozen of which were between the driving range building and the central maintenance facility. We also spotted our first GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS of the season.



Mammals included two black-tailed deer, two raccoons, and at least a half-dozen Douglas 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:

* October 17

* November 21 (switch to 9:00AM start time this month, which will continue through February 2025)

* December 19 (9:00AM start)



Everyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBirdPNW report:


36 species



Wood Duck  11     See behavioral note.

American Wigeon  2

Mallard  25

Hooded Merganser  8

Pied-billed Grebe  2     One "striped" juvenile at 13th hole pond and one adult at Hodge Lake.

Band-tailed Pigeon  10

Anna's Hummingbird  2

Cooper's Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  11

Steller's Jay  7

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  17

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  30

Bushtit  20

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6

Golden-crowned Kinglet  5

Red-breasted Nuthatch  25

Brown Creeper  4

Pacific Wren  3

Bewick's Wren  2

European Starling  5

American Robin  15

House Finch  2

Red Crossbill  48

Pine Siskin  12

American Goldfinch  11

Dark-eyed Junco  21

White-crowned Sparrow  8

Golden-crowned Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  20

Lincoln's Sparrow  1

Spotted Towhee  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Townsend's Warbler  2



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS195825909&data=05%7C02%7C%7C77a05e07163b4d30483e08dcd9a9ebb8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638624571035403875%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pcUs7neOTFjfkOa43%2FOtSIW6VEk2L%2BbxjCMleh0gm3I%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S195825909>


May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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