Tweeters,
We had great weather (42deg-58degF) and great Spring birding at the JBLM Eagles Pride GC today for the 16 of us that strolled around the loop. Highlights included the following:
- 10 (!) warbler species: NASHVILLE (our first here); YELLOW; YELLOW-RUMPED; MACGILLIVRAY'S; ORANGE-CROWNED; HERMIT; BLACK-THROATED GRAY; WILSON'S; TOWNSEND'S; and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
- A pair of well-seen and sun-highlighted BULLOCK'S ORIOLES (our first here)
- 21 WESTERN TANAGERS
- 6 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS
- A late-nesting RED-TAILED HAWK (at the usual nest at Hodge Lake)
- 9 EVENING GROSBEAKS
- 6 VAUX'S SWIFTS
- 3 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS
- 10 HOUSE WRENS
Last species of the day: TURKEY VULTURE
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:
* June 16
* July 21
* August 18
Anyone is welcome to join us!
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From the eBirdPNW report:
63 species
Canada Goose 3
Mallard 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3 Hodge Lake
Band-tailed Pigeon 13
Vaux's Swift 6
Anna's Hummingbird 2
Rufous Hummingbird 2
Great Blue Heron 1 13th hole pond
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3 One on nest at Hodge Lake
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Olive-sided Flycatcher 6
Western Wood-Pewee 6
Willow Flycatcher 2
Hammond's Flycatcher 1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Steller's Jay 5
California Scrub-Jay 2
American Crow 6
Common Raven 4
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Hodge Lake
Tree Swallow 22
Violet-green Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 25
Bushtit 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 10
Pacific Wren 2
European Starling 19
Swainson's Thrush 4
American Robin 115
Cedar Waxwing 6
Evening Grosbeak 9
Purple Finch 10
Pine Siskin 15
American Goldfinch 11
Chipping Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 20
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 17
Spotted Towhee 6
Bullock's Oriole 2 In Douglas-fir next to maintenance pond
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
Orange-crowned Warbler 7
Nashville Warbler 1 First time seen on this birdwalk - found near driving range
MacGillivray's Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Gray Warbler 6
Townsend's Warbler 1
Hermit Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 4
Western Tanager 21
Black-headed Grosbeak 10
View this checklist online at
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May all your birds be identified,
Denis DeSilvis
Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook.com