[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf

[Kenneth Brown]

Jim, I attend that walk pretty regularly and we seldom see Eagles or Harriers there.  I would guess that is because it is only a mile or so east of the Nisqually River and the refuge which has much more attractive habitat (food sources).  We do see RT Hawks routinely, Great Horned owls occasionally, and at least once a Barred Owl, but it is not one of the better local spots for raptor species. A couple miles south on I-5 takes you to NNWR and greater opportunity.

Ken Brown (Olympia morph)


> On 03/25/2024 12:15 PM PDT jimbetz at jimbetz.com wrote:

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>  

> Denis,

> 

>    I always read your posts and look forward to them.  I have intended - for a

> couple of years now - to come down for one of these.

>    I'm surprised by the lack of any raptors or owls in this checklist.  Do you

> share that surprise or is Eagle's Pride not a place for raptors this  

> time of year?

> Perhaps - because I live in Skagit County - I am so used to seeing eagles and

> hawks that I don't understand the "micro habitat" that is Eagle's Pride?

> 

>                                                           - Jim

> 

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