Tweeters,

At the Coyote Bridge (named per a JBLM biologist I know) over Muck Creek on Joint Base Lewis McChord (47deg 0' 20.83"N, -122deg 33'25.42"W), I was looking for a Yellow-breasted Chat (on the off-chance one was there), when I heard four different NORTHERN BOBWHITES (NOBO) singing. All were singing from markedly different directions. As I walked back to my car, one NOBO came in from the east and landed on the concrete barrier on the bridge (see not-good photos on the eBird checklist below). I've tallied Northern Bobwhite quite a few times over the past 40 years at this location, but this was the first instance I've had four different singing Bobwhites at the same time.



View checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S71104747



Also, I've searched for the (or a) Yellow-breasted Chat since I found one on my property at Roy on June 19, but I've not heard it since just after noon that day. I've looked on Training Area 13 (between 8th Ave S and SR 507) along Muck Creek, as well as in other likely areas on JBLM, but no luck.

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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