Tweeters,

It was a gorgeous day for a walk around the frosty JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course - 26degF start to 47degF finish. The major highlight for the nine of us was seeing two RED-TAILED HAWKS carrying nesting material to the established nest at Hodge Lake. (Two young fledged from this nest last year.) In addition, we saw ducks at three different water sites on the course. In addition to the birds, we spotted 12 black-tailed deer (in groups of 4-5-3); one raccoon; and one Douglas squirrel.



Of note for this this week: A JBLM employee showed us a photo of an owl that had been found recently on the ground near the maintenance shed. Rather than the Great Horned Owl we were expecting to see, it was a Barred Owl. Only one Barred Owl has been seen on the JBLM bird walks since 2013, so this might be a species for which we should be on the alert.



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:

* March 19

* April 16

* May 21

Anyone is welcome to join us!




>From the eBird report:


32 species (+1 other taxa)



Canada Goose 4 On ground near the maintenance pond.

American Wigeon 5 Hodge Lake

Mallard 8 Hodge Lake and Maintenance Pond

Ring-necked Duck 9 Pond at 9th hole green and Hodge Lake

Bufflehead 12 Pond at 9th hole green; Hodge Lake; and Maintenance Pond

Anna's Hummingbird 5

Red-tailed Hawk 2 Two adult birds carrying nesting material to established nest at Hodge Lake.

Downy Woodpecker 1

Pileated Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker 3

Hutton's Vireo 3

Steller's Jay 16

California Scrub-Jay 2

American/Northwestern Crow 12

Black-capped Chickadee 12

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5

Bushtit 10

Golden-crowned Kinglet 10

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10 All feeding together in one loose flock near 13th tee.

Red-breasted Nuthatch 5

Brown Creeper 1

Pacific Wren 8

Bewick's Wren 1

European Starling 4

Varied Thrush 1

American Robin 35

House Finch 7

Fox Sparrow 1

Dark-eyed Junco 16

Golden-crowned Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 13

Spotted Towhee 4

Red-winged Blackbird 20 Maintenance Pond, then flying north in one flock



View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64803472

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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