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<p class="MsoNormal">Tweeters,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">A dozen of us trekked around the JBLM Eagle’s Pride GC in cool, dry weather (41-47degF with overcast sky), which held until the rain came in earlier than expected about two-thirds of the way through the usual route. (Lots of downed limbs
and wind-pruned stuff from the bomb cyclone that hit the area two days previously.) The usual suspected birds were seen or heard, with the following as highlights:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- TRUMPETER SWAN – 6 overhead, flying in the direction of Olympia/Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This is the first sighting of this species during any of our birdwalks here and follows a first sighting of a Northern Pintail
last month.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">- PINE SISKIN – about 230 in a couple of large flocks; likely an undercount here, but we didn’t count a couple of other flocks because they “might” have been subject to a double-count.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For December and January, Ken Brown will lead the birdwalk – I’ll be traveling out of country for about 6 weeks.<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 except for November to February, when the start time is at 9:00AM. 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:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• December 19 (start time – 9AM)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• January 16 (start time – 9AM)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">• February 20 (start time – 9AM)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pete collected 104 "lost" golf balls during our trek, (92 last month) and will donate them to the VA home at American Lake.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">From the eBirdPNW report:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">31 species<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Cackling Goose 47<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Canada Goose 18<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Trumpeter Swan 6 A first sighting of this species at this site during a birdwalk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">American Wigeon 8<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Mallard 43<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Hooded Merganser 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Mourning Dove 3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Anna's Hummingbird 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-tailed Hawk 2 These two were perched near each other in the same tree near the Dupont housing area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-breasted Sapsucker 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Downy Woodpecker 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Northern Flicker 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Steller's Jay 8<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">California Scrub-Jay 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">American Crow 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Common Raven 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Black-capped Chickadee 6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Golden-crowned Kinglet 17<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red-breasted Nuthatch 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Brown Creeper 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pacific Wren 7<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">American Robin 3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Red Crossbill 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pine Siskin 230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Fox Sparrow 3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Dark-eyed Junco 24<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Golden-crowned Sparrow 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Song Sparrow 13<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Spotted Towhee 7<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S203287775">
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS203287775&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce0228ebe40404280e79308dd0b3402a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638679040197464862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Un3%2F80RYo7X3t20Fs8%2BR2BY32T1Ve61REIZ1H7FBXEY%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>
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