Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course
Date: Dec 15 18:51:46 2016
From: Denis DeSilvis - avnacrs4birds at outlook.com
Tweeters,
A bit cloudy, cool (30degF) with about a half-inch of snow on the ground this morning for the five of us that enjoyed ourselves on a weather-closed JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course. Pretty quiet (19 species) and highlights were slim, but one for sure was a flyover by a RED CROSSBILL, a species that we've only seen a few of this year. Two RED-TAILED HAWKS were interacting and calling near the start of our walk. At Hodge Lake last month, there were four NORTHERN SHOVELERS -- a male and three females. Today, we had four Northern Shovelers, with the same sex ratio -- could be the same birds as last month.
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:
* January 19
* February 16
* March 16
Anyone is welcome to join us!
What we saw:
Northern Shoveler 4 At Hodge Lake - could be the same birds seen here on Nov. 17 walk -- same sex ratio
Bufflehead 1 At Hodge Lake
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Steller's Jay 12
American/Northwestern Crow 16
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 21
Red-breasted Nuthatch 10
Brown Creeper 1
Pacific Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 11
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Spotted Towhee 2
Red Crossbill 1
May all your birds be identified,
Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com