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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tweeters,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A baker’s dozen of us braved the chilly (40-46degF – 30-38degF real-feel) and rainy (at times) day at JBLM Eagle’s Pride GC. Despite the weather, we managed to glean some interesting sightings on our usual
route.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">EURASIAN WIGEON – the female continues to hang out at the 9th hole pond (Jan-Mar).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (FOS) – female gathering “fluff” from a cattail at the maintenance pond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL – flyover. We rarely have gulls of any kind on our birdwalks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">HUTTON’S VIREO – two very well seen about a hundred yards from where we found one last month.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note: Although we listed 300 Pine Siskins, that was merely an estimate. As with last month, they were noisily chattering and singing all along our route. The number could well be in the high hundreds or even
more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mammals included several Douglas squirrels, a Townsend’s chipmunk, two Columbian black-tailed deer, and the first Eastern gray squirrel we found on our route. (They are found around the clubhouse and in the
Dupont housing area.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• April 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• May 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• June 19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From the eBirdPNW report:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">39 species<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Canada Goose 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eurasian Wigeon 1 Continues (Jan-Mar) at the 9th hole pond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">American Wigeon 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mallard 14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ring-necked Duck 8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bufflehead 17 2 at the 9th hole pond; 15 at Hodge Lake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hooded Merganser 3 12th hole pond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mourning Dove 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anna's Hummingbird 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rufous Hummingbird 1 Gathering "fluff" from cattail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Glaucous-winged Gull 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Great Blue Heron 1 12th hole pond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bald Eagle 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Red-tailed Hawk 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hairy Woodpecker 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Northern Flicker 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hutton's Vireo 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Steller's Jay 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">California Scrub-Jay 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">American Crow 13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Black-capped Chickadee 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chestnut-backed Chickadee 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Golden-crowned Kinglet 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Red-breasted Nuthatch 16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brown Creeper 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pacific Wren 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bewick's Wren 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">European Starling 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Varied Thrush 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">American Robin 45<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">House Finch 8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Red Crossbill 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pine Siskin 300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dark-eyed Junco 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Song Sparrow 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Spotted Towhee 9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Red-winged Blackbird 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">View this checklist online at
<a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S219698744">https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS219698744&data=05%7C02%7C%7C66a8916a86df440ea31e08dd681401d8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638781157323471958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nOoHmAuk2rQEDbjGJ0W98kjvwGvIikxGuXADLN5ses4%3D&reserved=0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">May all your birds be identified,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Denis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Denis DeSilvis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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