[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 7-20-2023

[Denis DeSilvis]

Tweeters,
The results of the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birdwalk on Thursday are below. After our walk, I thought about the birds we tallied, and then thought again that I too often focus on the birds we see and not enough about the folks that attend this monthly walk. We have a core group of about 12 from the South Sound area, but this month we also had folks from Seattle and Redmond make the trip, for a total of 21 of us this month. Because of the terrain and sometimes narrow path we follow, the group gets strung out, with small groups of folks talking with each other, sharing experiences, sightings, etc., which, to me, is one of most enjoyable parts of birding. Certainly, we're here for the birds, but the social aspects of birding, to me, rank up there with what we observe. When I think about it, birding is much more than just ticking off species on a checklist.

(eBird list will be shared with the group from WR Smith, so those of you waiting for it, it's coming!)


Our largest group of birders of the year (21) enjoyed wonderful weather (58degF-73degF) and a fun time birding. Highlights include the following:

BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Female adult and two juvenile young at the maintenance pond. This was much like last year, with the juveniles being fed at this area in July. Nice to see this species having fledged young again!

YELLOW WARBLER feeding Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile

WESTERN TANAGER - 21 matched the number of birders today

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Seemingly all along our route with 28 tallied

DOWNY WOODPECKER - Two juveniles interacting and displaying at each other

BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Two juveniles

PIED-BILLED GREBE - Adult with two juveniles at Hodge Lake



Two mammals for today: A Townsend's chipmunk and cottontail rabbit (juvenile!).



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:

* August 17

* September 21

* October 19

Anyone is welcome to join us!




>From eBird PNW trip report:


49 species (+1 other taxa)



Wood Duck  12

Mallard  21     Including 6 juveniles

Pied-billed Grebe  3     At Hodge Lake

Band-tailed Pigeon  8

Mourning Dove  1

Anna's Hummingbird  1

Rufous Hummingbird  1

hummingbird sp.  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Downy Woodpecker  3     Two juveniles interacting with each other.

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  11

Olive-sided Flycatcher  6

Western Wood-Pewee  28

Willow Flycatcher  4

Pacific-slope Flycatcher  6

Steller's Jay  4

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  25

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  35

Purple Martin  2

Tree Swallow  21

Violet-green Swallow  6

Barn Swallow  50

Bushtit  10

Golden-crowned Kinglet  9

Red-breasted Nuthatch  14

Brown Creeper  3

House Wren  2

Bewick's Wren  3

European Starling  25

Swainson's Thrush  2

American Robin  40

Cedar Waxwing  3

House Finch  16

Purple Finch  4

American Goldfinch  10

Dark-eyed Junco  12

White-crowned Sparrow  12

Song Sparrow  18

Spotted Towhee  8

Bullock's Oriole  3     At the maintenance pond per like last year.

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Yellow Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2     One feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile

Wilson's Warbler  2

Western Tanager  21

Black-headed Grosbeak  2



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS145338028&data=05%7C01%7C%7C115c9426b6e5450b396e08db8b166dcd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638256700660999482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RncCOzij2Kvi4Xgs0yCqRrJw3m2WsqLz5OZBB1JT9sU%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S145338028>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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