[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 6-15-2023

[Denis DeSilvis]

Tweeters,

The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birding crew of 18 for this month had sunny skies and fine temps (47degF-67degF) today, with a nice total of 55 species for this forested walk. Highlights include the following:



WOOD DUCK - 5 at the 9th hole pond

BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Spotted a female at the beginning and end of the route. This is likely one of the pair we saw last month. Could be fledglings forthcoming next month, which we had last year.

SWAINSON'S THRUSH - 15 is a high for the walk.

HERMIT WARBLER - At the usual place between the 4th hole (Green course) and the Dupont housing area.

MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER - 3, including a seen-by-everyone singing male that perched on a snag branch for several minutes near the 12th hole pond.

PIED-BILLED GREBE - On nest at Hodge Lake. Likely the one that was nest-building last month. We could have fledglings next month.



Mammals include two black-tailed deer, one Eastern gray squirrel, one cottontail rabbit, and at least 5 Douglas squirrels.



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:

* July 20

* August 17

* September 21

Anyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBirdPNW report:




55 species



Wood Duck  5     At 9th hole pond

Mallard  10     At 9th hole pond

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Band-tailed Pigeon  4

Mourning Dove  2

Anna's Hummingbird  4

Rufous Hummingbird  2

Turkey Vulture  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Olive-sided Flycatcher  3

Western Wood-Pewee  10

Willow Flycatcher  12

Pacific-slope Flycatcher  8

Hutton's Vireo  2

Cassin's Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  3

Steller's Jay  3

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  11

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Purple Martin  2

Tree Swallow  56     Nestlings (15) are strictly an estimate based on occupied nest boxes at Hodge Lake.

Violet-green Swallow  3

Barn Swallow  40     Most at the or near the driving range building, where there are several nests.

Bushtit  11

Golden-crowned Kinglet  5

Red-breasted Nuthatch  8

Brown Creeper  3

House Wren  6

Bewick's Wren  6

European Starling  6

Swainson's Thrush  15

American Robin  80

Cedar Waxwing  2

House Finch  7

Purple Finch  3

American Goldfinch  5

Chipping Sparrow  3

Dark-eyed Junco  6

White-crowned Sparrow  25

Song Sparrow  15

Spotted Towhee  7

Bullock's Oriole  1     Across from the driving range building

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  10

Orange-crowned Warbler  11

MacGillivray's Warbler  3     One well-seen singing male near 12th hole pond. (Photo by B. Jacobs)

Common Yellowthroat  1

Yellow Warbler  16

Black-throated Gray Warbler  1

Hermit Warbler  1     At the usual place at the cut between the 4th hole (Green course) and the Dupont housing area.

Western Tanager  10

Black-headed Grosbeak  6



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS141686130&data=05%7C01%7C%7C49ed5e344b3747b832e808db6e0d63ed%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638224776017234189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9nloy35C45%2B5GFLh9ramicSrBXE1JFb83lWbnmUhwKQ%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S141686130>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20230616/ffb4da76/attachment.html>