Tweeters,
Not as warm as the past couple days, but also not as cold a start in the South Sound -- 43degF to start and 58degF at the finish on a slightly overcast day that was very nice for the 11 of us that partook of the Eagles Pride Golf Course bird walk. Highlights included FOY TURKEY VULTURES (2); HUTTON'S VIREOS (4) chasing each other in a small copse of Douglas-firs (a total of 6 of these usually elusive birds); 21 STELLER'S JAYS (8 of them in one small area next to Hodge Lake); singing YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS; 14 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (most ever on this count); and a pair of RED-TAILED HAWKS on a branch low in a Douglas-fir right at our starting spot -- the presumed male of which took off after some songbirds that were feeding on the nearby fairway. Although we spotted one FOX SPARROW, Golden-crowned Sparrows were no-shows -- made up for by several singing WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
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:
* April 18 (Celebrate our 6th year!)
* May 16
* June 20
Anyone is welcome to join us!
40 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 11 All at Hodge Lake
Bufflehead 12 Two at the maintenance-area pond; 10 at Hodge Lake
Pied-billed Grebe 3 Hodge Lake
Anna's Hummingbird 6
Great Blue Heron 1 12th hole pond - a usual spot when we see this species
Turkey Vulture 2 Two different birds (one missing some tail, primary, and secondary feathers); one seen within a minute or two of the other. FOY
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 12
Hutton's Vireo 6 Four of which were chasing each other in the tops of a small copse of Douglas-firs. Most of this species we've had in one day.
Steller's Jay 21 Eight of these were together in a small area next to Hodge Lake.
California Scrub-Jay 3
American/Northwestern Crow 10
Common Raven 5
Tree Swallow 8 Six of these were at the nesting box area next to Hodge Lake
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 13
Bushtit 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown Creeper 7
Pacific Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 67
European Starling 4
House Finch 4
Purple Finch 13
Pine Siskin 22
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 20
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 20
Spotted Towhee 12
Red-winged Blackbird 14 Highest number of this species recorded at this site.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
View this checklist online at
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54089269
May all your birds be identified,
Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com
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