Tweeters,

Though cool at the start (53 deg), the day - and the birds (56 species) -
warmed up quickly for the 22 of us that walked the traditional 3-mile loop
on and around the JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course. New species for the walk
were HERMIT WARBLER and PURPLE MARTIN. The latter was heard only, but in
addition to hearing two Hermit Warblers, many of us were able to see
another. MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER - a species of which we've only found one
representative (though during several months each year) - were plentiful: we
located two pairs and six additional singing males. BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLERS were in many places along our route, as were PACIFIC-SLOPE
FLYCATCHERS. The GREAT HORNED OWLS were stumbled upon, and we spotted three
of them; one of which afforded everyone great views of its back. Many new
species for the year, some of which were HOUSE WREN, all the flycatchers,
CASSIN'S VIREO (pair), WILSON'S WARBLER, and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.



Additional details and accounts are in the list from eBird, which also
includes several excellent photos (MacGillivray's Warbler, Pacific-slope
Flycatcher, etc.) from Mike Walker.
<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23588366>



The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at
8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf
Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the
following:

. June 18

. July 16

. August 20

Anyone is welcome to join us!



Eagles Pride GC, Pierce, US-WA

May 21, 2015 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)



56 species



Wood Duck 1 Hodge Lake

Mallard 5 Hodge Lake

Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake

Turkey Vulture 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1

Bald Eagle 1

Red-tailed Hawk (Western)

Virginia Rail 1 Hodge Lake (heard)

Band-tailed Pigeon 2

Great Horned Owl 3 long sightings by entire group

Anna's Hummingbird 7

Belted Kingfisher 1

Red-breasted Sapsucker 1

Northern Flicker 5

Olive-sided Flycatcher 5

Western Wood-Pewee 7

Willow Flycatcher 3

Pacific-slope Flycatcher 20

Cassin's Vireo 2

Steller's Jay 3

American Crow 8

Purple Martin 1 New species for walk; heard

Tree Swallow 2

Violet-green Swallow 10

Barn Swallow 50

Black-capped Chickadee 5

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8

Bushtit (Pacific) 10

Red-breasted Nuthatch 15

Brown Creeper 9

House Wren 3

Golden-crowned Kinglet 7

Swainson's Thrush 4

American Robin 50

European Starling 27

Cedar Waxwing 6

Orange-crowned Warbler 6

MacGillivray's Warbler 8

Common Yellowthroat 3

Yellow Warbler 4

Black-throated Gray Warbler 16

Hermit Warbler 3 New species for walk; heard two; saw one

Wilson's Warbler 3

Spotted Towhee (Pacific) 10

Song Sparrow 20

White-crowned Sparrow (Puget Sound) 3

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 11

Western Tanager 29

Black-headed Grosbeak 3

Red-winged Blackbird 6

Brown-headed Cowbird 10

House Finch 1

Purple Finch 4

Red Crossbill 28

Pine Siskin 30

Evening Grosbeak 3



May all your birds be identified,



Denis DeSilvis

Roy, WA

avnacrs4birds at outlook dot com