Hi Tweeters--

I took advantage of Armed Forces Day at Fort Lewis to do a Volkswalk and get in a little birding as well. As a non-military person, I don't get that many chances to bird there. Even with all the other volkswalkers (and their dogs), I saw and heard a number of birds. There were at least 6 to 10 birds that I heard only and could not identify, but did get my first Olive-sided Flycatcher. Here were the other birds that I identified either in the housing area near the parade grounds, or up on the hill in the woods, in the order that I found them:

White-crowned Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, American Crow, European Starling
House Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Dark-eyed Junco, Brewer's Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Rock Dove
American Robin, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler
Purple Finch, Savannah Sparrow, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Killdeer, Tree Swallow, Yellow Warbler
Steller's Jay, Orange-crowned Warbler, Western Tanager, Bewick's Wren, Rufous Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Spotted Towhee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow.

I also saw a very light-colored sparrow that I am guessing was a Vesper Sparrow, but am not sure about that. If anyone would like to help me learn, they can email me privately with ideas for birds I should have been able to see or hear there today, but did not list. I would be most grateful!

Thanks Tweeters, I really enjoy reading your posts and am learning from just about every birder I come across.

Linda Adams
Puyallup, WA