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<p class="MsoNormal">Tweeters,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">A baker’s dozen of us toured the JBLM Eagle’s Pride GC forests and fairway edges on Thursday, which started out cool (43degF – all folks dressed for success and several of us with gloves on), but finished fairly warm (61degF) after a
fine day with some new seasonal birds. The major highlight came at Hodge Lake where we saw three GREATER YELLOWLEGS (GRYE) feeding at the muddy edges. These were the first GRYE we’ve seen on the ground feeding in the 10 years of this walk; all others were
flyovers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Other highlights included several first-of-season (FOS) sightings:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- VARIED THRUSH: 3 – FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- FOX SPARROW: 2 – FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 – FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- BAND-TAILED PIGEON: 54 – and likely more on back of trees, but these were the ones we could see.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- PILEATED WOODPECKER: 1 – This wouldn’t be such a highlight except we saw this one flying; we usually only hear them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER: 4 – a high count for this site<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- HOODED MERGANSER: 18 – They seemingly like Hodge Lake in the early spring and fall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Mammals include 10 (!) black-tailed deer (9 near the 9th-hole pond); one rabbit and several Douglas squirrels.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• October 19<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• November 16 (start time will change to 9am) • December 21 (9am start time) Everyone is welcome to join us!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">From the eBird PNW report:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">36 species<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Canada Goose 13<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Wood Duck 10 Seven at the 9th-hole pond and 3 at Hodge Lake<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Mallard 30<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Hooded Merganser 18 At Hodge Lake<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pied-billed Grebe 3 At Hodge Lake<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Band-tailed Pigeon 54 Most in trees near the Dupont housing area<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Anna's Hummingbird 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Greater Yellowlegs 3 Feeding at Hodge Lake - in 10 years, all other sightings have been flyovers. Well seen by all.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-tailed Hawk 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-breasted Sapsucker 4 High count for Eagle's Pride GC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Hairy Woodpecker 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pileated Woodpecker 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Northern Flicker 8<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Hutton's Vireo 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Steller's Jay 13<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">California Scrub-Jay 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">American Crow 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Common Raven 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Black-capped Chickadee 12<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Chestnut-backed Chickadee 7<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Golden-crowned Kinglet 12<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-breasted Nuthatch 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Brown Creeper 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Bewick's Wren 3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">European Starling 11<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Varied Thrush 3 FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">American Robin 20<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">House Finch 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Fox Sparrow 2 FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Dark-eyed Junco 24<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">White-crowned Sparrow 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 FOS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Song Sparrow 25<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Spotted Towhee 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Yellow-rumped Warbler 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Townsend's Warbler 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S150488512">
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS150488512&data=05%7C01%7C%7C55d37081e4034d87268e08dbbb91c4d1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638310006974383480%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uGG9tvUOdsFwdghgnh%2FtVVK4HxM6QLFH7VvUct8IL5M%3D&reserved=0</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">May all your birds be identified,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Denis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Denis DeSilvis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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