Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course
Date: May 23 00:45:28 2015
From: Denis DeSilvis - avnacrs4birds at outlook.com
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