[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 11-16-2023

[Denis DeSilvis]

Hi Tweeters,

Cool start (37deg - 44deg) for a nice hot birding day for the 20 of us at the JBLM Eagles Pride GC. Primo for us was a male PINE GROSBEAK (PIGR) that we first heard (what's that mechanical-sounding call?) and then saw at the top of a Douglas-fir. (We may have had a second PIGR, possibly a female or immature, but no positive ID on it.) The second notable sighting was the 10 (!) TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS in a flock.  The PIGR, as you can well imagine, was a first for this birdwalk, but the Townsend's flock was as unexpected as the grosbeak.



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 changes to 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:

* December 21 (start time - 9AM)

* January 18 (start time - 9AM)

* February 15 (start time - 9AM)




>From the eBird PNW report:


35 species (+1 other taxa)



Northern Shoveler  5

American Wigeon  10

Mallard  18

Green-winged Teal  2

Ring-necked Duck  5

Bufflehead  5

Hooded Merganser  1

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Anna's Hummingbird  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-breasted Sapsucker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  5

Steller's Jay  18

California Scrub-Jay  2

American Crow  14

Black-capped Chickadee  18

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  24

Bushtit  27

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

Golden-crowned Kinglet  25

Red-breasted Nuthatch  5

Brown Creeper  3

Pacific Wren  8

Bewick's Wren  2

European Starling  8

Varied Thrush  8

American Robin  5

Pine Grosbeak  1     Large finch (Red-winged Blackbird/American Robin size) with straight bill, red crown and rump, quick scope view, repetitive call matching flight call.  Possible second bird, female or immature, briefly spotted but no positive ID. Seen/heard by most of observers.

Fox Sparrow  7

Dark-eyed Junco  40

Golden-crowned Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  8

Spotted Towhee  3

Townsend's Warbler  10     Flocking together.



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS154651165&data=05%7C01%7C%7C51ee2bdaa6f043ab946808dbe7daeb95%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638358699664117024%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bDc%2B9QA9KntZC%2ByiZrN4mWFsJ3ugO4oMsf9zcr7LAP0%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S154651165>


May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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