[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 11-21-2024

[Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters]

Tweeters,

A dozen of us trekked around the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC in cool, dry weather (41-47degF with overcast sky), which held until the rain came in earlier than expected about two-thirds of the way through the usual route. (Lots of downed limbs and wind-pruned stuff from the bomb cyclone that hit the area two days previously.) The usual suspected birds were seen or heard, with the following as highlights:

- TRUMPETER SWAN - 6 overhead, flying in the direction of Olympia/Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This is the first sighting of this species during any of our birdwalks here and follows a first sighting of a Northern Pintail last month.

- PINE SISKIN - about 230 in a couple of large flocks; likely an undercount here, but we didn't count a couple of other flocks because they "might" have been subject to a double-count.



For December and January, Ken Brown will lead the birdwalk - I'll be traveling out of country for about 6 weeks.



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 is at 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 19 (start time - 9AM)

* January 16 (start time - 9AM)

* February 20 (start time - 9AM)



Pete collected 104 "lost" golf balls during our trek, (92 last month) and will donate them to the VA home at American Lake.




>From the eBirdPNW report:


31 species



Cackling Goose  47

Canada Goose  18

Trumpeter Swan  6     A first sighting of this species at this site during a birdwalk.

American Wigeon  8

Mallard  43

Hooded Merganser  4

Mourning Dove  3

Anna's Hummingbird  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2     These two were perched near each other in the same tree near the Dupont housing area.

Red-breasted Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  5

Steller's Jay  8

California Scrub-Jay  2

American Crow  4

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  10

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  6

Golden-crowned Kinglet  17

Red-breasted Nuthatch  10

Brown Creeper  1

Pacific Wren  7

American Robin  3

Red Crossbill  5

Pine Siskin  230

Fox Sparrow  3

Dark-eyed Junco  24

Golden-crowned Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  13

Spotted Towhee  7



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS203287775&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce0228ebe40404280e79308dd0b3402a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638679040197464862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Un3%2F80RYo7X3t20Fs8%2BR2BY32T1Ve61REIZ1H7FBXEY%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S203287775>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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