[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 7-18-2024

[Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters]

Tweeters,

Another gorgeous morning (58-72degF - clear skies) for the 22 of us at the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC monthly birdwalk. One of the highlights today was a species most birders in our area wouldn't put as a "highlight," but was the first sighting of this species here this year: BELTED KINGFISHER. A fly-through-the-forest GREAT HORNED OWL, seen by just a few of us, also made the "highlight" list; as well as finding all three typical vireos for the forest: HUTTON'S, CASSIN'S, and WARBLING. Other notables include:



PIED-BILLED GREBE - 8 of them, mostly young, at Hodge Lake, the usual nesting site here.

PURPLE MARTIN - Not often seen here.

SWAINSON'S THRUSH - 30 - a high count.

RED CROSSBILL - 9 of them, the first for quite some time.



The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. 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:

* August 15

* September 19

* October 17

Everyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBirdPNW report:


49 species (+1 other taxa)



Wood Duck  12

Mallard  7

Pied-billed Grebe  8     All on Hodges Lake. Mostly young with some remaining facial striping.

Band-tailed Pigeon  2

Anna's Hummingbird  5

Rufous Hummingbird  2

hummingbird sp.  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Great Horned Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1     First sighting this year.

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  6

Western Wood-Pewee  20

Willow Flycatcher  6

Western Flycatcher  2

Hutton's Vireo  1

Cassin's Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Steller's Jay  2

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  15

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  10

Tree Swallow  12

Violet-green Swallow  6

Purple Martin  1

Barn Swallow  30

Bushtit  40

Golden-crowned Kinglet  3

Red-breasted Nuthatch  12

Brown Creeper  4

Pacific Wren  4

Bewick's Wren  3

European Starling  30

Swainson's Thrush  30

American Robin  80

Cedar Waxwing  24

House Finch  6

Purple Finch  4

Red Crossbill  9

Pine Siskin  10

American Goldfinch  16

Chipping Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco  6

White-crowned Sparrow  15

Song Sparrow  15

Spotted Towhee  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Yellow Warbler  2

Western Tanager  6

Black-headed Grosbeak  1



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS187765197&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf1adf771b11c459a19b708dca83903ae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638570210027331716%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BKWmKgi%2Bf4ZRdNarQ18nKoxVgXzwImLqDQEbZSEbm48%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S187765197>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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