Tweeters,

The smog was fairly thick at the JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course when the seven of us started (56-67° F, no wind), and it proceeded to thicken further for a couple of hours, with the sky finally brightening a bit by 1100. Although we had 33 species, the numbers of some species were particularly noteworthy for this site:



46 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES - family parties seemed to be almost everywhere we went through the forested areas

42 RED CROSSBILLS - Many groups of this species were scattered around the golf course We did hear swallows (probably Barn Swallows) overhead near the driving range, but the smog was so thick we could neither positively ID them nor even attempt a count.



A lone GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was the first for the season; the lone WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was the last bird seen today: both seemed to be an auspicious beginning to Autumn's arrival.



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:

* October 15

* November 19

* December 17

Anyone is welcome to join us! (Currently, wear a mask and maintain social distancing.)




>From the eBird PNW report:


33 species



Wood Duck 9

Mallard 18

Pied-billed Grebe 4 At Hodge Lake - likely same family as last month

Band-tailed Pigeon 12

Anna's Hummingbird 7

Downy Woodpecker 3

Northern Flicker 4

Warbling Vireo 1

Steller's Jay 11

California Scrub-Jay 2

American Crow 5

Black-capped Chickadee 36

Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15

Bushtit 34

Red-breasted Nuthatch 46

Brown Creeper 2

Bewick's Wren 3

European Starling 2

Swainson's Thrush 2

American Robin 29

House Finch 4

Red Crossbill 42

Pine Siskin 24

American Goldfinch 3

Dark-eyed Junco 11

White-crowned Sparrow 1

Golden-crowned Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 21

Spotted Towhee 15

Red-winged Blackbird 1

Orange-crowned Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 1

Western Tanager 2



View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S73726397

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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