[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 2-19-2026

[Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters]

Tweeters,



A cold morning start both for the 11 of us and for the birds at JBLM's Eagle's Pride GC on Thursday: 37degF-40degF and only 28 species were seen. Perhaps the cold breeze kept down the numbers of chickadee species, but the fact that no Red-breasted Nuthatches were seen or heard was very different for this extensive forested site. This is the second month of the winter that no nuthatches were found: also none in December, which was during a very wet day. Of note were the following species:



AMERICAN ROBIN - 101. This contrasts with only 2 seen last month.

BUFFLEHEAD - 14

MOURNING DOVE - 18 at the usual spot we've found them in the Dupont housing area during the winter.

VARIED THRUSH - 3, the first found this winter.



The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM from March-October and 9:00AM November to February. The 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:



* February 19

* March 19

* April 16



Everyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBirdPNW report:


28 species



American Wigeon  24     At the 9th hole pond.

Mallard  2

Ring-necked Duck  3

Bufflehead  14

Hooded Merganser  2     At the Maintenance Pond. A male was found there in January.

Mourning Dove  18     In the usual winter site in the Dupont housing area.

Anna's Hummingbird  3

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  9

Steller's Jay  5

California Scrub-Jay  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3

Golden-crowned Kinglet  16

Pacific Wren  9

Bewick's Wren  1

European Starling  36

Varied Thrush  3

American Robin  101

House Finch  7

Dark-eyed Junco  8

Golden-crowned Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  10

Spotted Towhee  7

Red-winged Blackbird  1



View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS302518587&data=05%7C02%7C%7C21c82e44a2474fa7e73908de70c8630b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639072203120601210%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FTkJTkwUqpC60fWMAlwNdqpV7rX6oWgGSiIDJzM9bts%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S302518587>

May all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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