Tweeters,

Three of us took a rescheduled WOS trip to JBLM, visiting some usual haunts.
Great weather, and some great looks at birds. Highlights included great
views of LAZULI BUNTINGS at OP8, as well as a brilliant male MACGILLIVRAY'S
WARBLER perching on a wild rose shrub (in bloom) at the same site. In
addition, as noted below, two nests were found - WARBLING VIREO and WILLOW
FLYCATCHER.



JBLM - area around 91st Div Prairie Artillery Impact Area, Pierce, US-WA May
31, 2014 7:35 AM - 3:35 PM

Protocol: Traveling

55.0 mile(s)

Comments: Route started at Avian Acres, Roy, WA; To Joint Base Lewis
McChord (JBLM) (Lewis) via Roy; Chambers Lake; Brandenburg Marsh; Muck Creek
Bridge; Training Area (TA) 5; Observation Post (OP) 8; TA 4 - unpaved road
paralleling 2nd Div Range Road almost as far as ORV staging area; back along
Range Road to East Gate Road; 8th Ave S to Rice Kandle Road; across TA 13;
8th Ave S to 288th St S; and back to Avian Acres. Weather mostly sunny, with
temp starting at 44degF in morning and up to 76degF by mid-afternoon.
Traveled by car - stopped at likely birding spots along route.

Legend:

AA - Avian Acres (30909 48th Ave S, Roy, WA)

CL - Chambers Lake

BrM - Brandenburg Marsh

MCB - Muck Creek Bridge

TA5 - Range Road along Training Area 5

TA4 - unpaved road paralleling 2nd Div Range Road along hillside in Training
Area 4

TA13 - Training Area 13



65 species



Canada Goose 2 CL - heard only

Mallard 3 CL

California Quail 2 AA

Pied-billed Grebe 6 CL - saw three but at least double that number with
heard PBGR

Turkey Vulture 1 BrM

Bald Eagle 1 CL

Red-tailed Hawk 4 CL - BrM - TA4 - TA13

Virginia Rail 4 CL - heard only

Killdeer 2 CL

Band-tailed Pigeon 8 AA

Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Along 280th St S, Roy

Mourning Dove 10 AA - MCB - OP8

Anna's Hummingbird 2 OP8

Rufous Hummingbird 5 AA, CL, OP8, TA4

Belted Kingfisher 1 MCB

Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 MCB

Downy Woodpecker 3 CL - TA4

Hairy Woodpecker 1 TA4

Northern Flicker 6 CL - MCB - TA4 - TA13

Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 MCB - OP8 - TA4

Western Wood-Pewee 20 Every area except AA

Willow Flycatcher 12 Every area except AA and OP8; Joan found a WIFL
building a nest over the road at TA4

Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2 TA4 -TA5

Cassin's Vireo 3 BrM - TA4

Warbling Vireo 3 BrM - TA4 - Mary found a WAVI sitting on a nest
alongside road at TA4 (quite near the location of the flycatcher nest)

Steller's Jay 3 AA - MCB

Western Scrub-Jay 5 CL - MCB

Common Raven 4 BrM - OP8 - TA4

Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 MCB

Purple Martin 9 BrM - occupying nest boxes plus one additional heard at
east part of marsh

Tree Swallow 30 AA - CL - BrM - MCB

Violet-green Swallow 4 AA - OP8

Barn Swallow 15 CL - BrM - MCB - OP8

Black-capped Chickadee 2 AA

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4 AA - TA4

Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 CL - MCB - TA4 - AA

Brown Creeper 8 CL and TA4

House Wren 8 Every area except CL and TA13

Marsh Wren 2 BrM

Bewick's Wren 5 CL - MCB - OP8 - AA

Western Bluebird 12 TA5 - TA4

Swainson's Thrush 6 CL - OP8 - TA4

American Robin 60 Every area

European Starling 10 AA - CL - TA5 - TA4

Cedar Waxwing 30 Every area except TA4

Orange-crowned Warbler 20 Every area except AA

MacGillivray's Warbler 2 OP8 - seen very well in sunshine perching in a
blooming wild rose shrub - TA4

Common Yellowthroat 15 Every area except TA13 and AA

Yellow Warbler 50 Saw, heard at every area and along route except at AA

Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 BrM - TA4 - heard only

Wilson's Warbler 4 CL - TA4

Spotted Towhee 7 MCB - OP8 - TA4 - AA

Chipping Sparrow 20 Every area - Chipping Sparrows are breeding birds
throughout prairie areas and adjacent to it on JBLM; two breeding pairs are
at AA; a more intensive survey would likely yield over 50 CHSPs along the
route taken

Savannah Sparrow 25 Every area except AA and BrM (proper) although
heard along road from BrM to MCB

Song Sparrow 20 Every area

White-crowned Sparrow 25 Every area except AA and CL

Dark-eyed Junco 8 CL - TA4 - AA

Western Tanager 20 Every area except AA; at road along BrM a female was
foraging on ground for nearly 5 mins as we watched; at TA4 a female was seen
carrying food

Black-headed Grosbeak 15 Every area

Lazuli Bunting 2 OP8 - on slope below flat area - one singing toward
west side and one further east

Red-winged Blackbird 16 AA - CL - BrM - MCB - TA13

Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Every area

Purple Finch 15 Every area except TA5, OP8, and TA13

Red Crossbill 4 AA

American Goldfinch 8 AA - OP8



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May all your birds be identified,



Denis DeSilvis

Roy, WA

avnacrs4birds at outlook dot com