[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 10-19-2023

[Denis DeSilvis]

Tweeters,

What a fine birding day on Thursday for the 14 of us that started out at the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC with cool weather (45degF) gear but had to shed most of it by the time we finished in the warm (68degF) sunshine. Highlights included the following:

- CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY: 4 seen; a new site number record

- STELLER'S JAY: 20 - a near-record number

- GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 2 - last record was in 2015 (Nice spotting Jon A!)

- RING-NECKED DUCK - 50 at Hodge Lake. And lots of other ducks seen as well at Hodge Lake.



Mammals include cottontail rabbit, raccoon (a first), Douglas squirrel, and a single black-tailed deer.



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:

* November 16 (start time - 9AM)

* December 21 (start time - 9AM)

* January 18 (start time - 9AM)



Everyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBird PNW report:


41 species



Cackling Goose  30

American Wigeon  14     At Hodge Lake.

Mallard  25     At Hodge Lake.

Green-winged Teal  2     At Hodge Lake - a first sighting of this species since 2015.

Ring-necked Duck  50     At Hodge Lake.

Hooded Merganser  3     One at the maintenance pond and two at Hodge Lake.

Pied-billed Grebe  3     One at the maintenance pond and two at Hodge Lake.

Band-tailed Pigeon  6

Anna's Hummingbird  4

Great Blue Heron  1     At Hodge Lake.

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-breasted Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  4

Hutton's Vireo  1

Steller's Jay  20

California Scrub-Jay  4

American Crow  13

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  25

Bushtit  12

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8

Golden-crowned Kinglet  16

Red-breasted Nuthatch  13

Brown Creeper  2

Pacific Wren  10

Bewick's Wren  2

European Starling  3

Varied Thrush  2

American Robin  12

House Finch  7

Purple Finch  1

Red Crossbill  1

Fox Sparrow  4

Dark-eyed Junco  37

Golden-crowned Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  10

Spotted Towhee  10

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Townsend's Warbler  2



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS152688331&data=05%7C01%7C%7C815943fc21f74836ba3d08dbd1a36272%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638334271894711259%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5RH9K21NNkX16WfDO87GOe9qfDiKLilFj%2Fz%2BCNIhUk8%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S152688331>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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