Date: 11/22/24 12:47 pm From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 11-21-2024
Tweeters,
A dozen of us trekked around the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC in cool, dry weather (41-47degF with overcast sky), which held until the rain came in earlier than expected about two-thirds of the way through the usual route. (Lots of downed limbs and wind-pruned stuff from the bomb cyclone that hit the area two days previously.) The usual suspected birds were seen or heard, with the following as highlights:
- TRUMPETER SWAN - 6 overhead, flying in the direction of Olympia/Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This is the first sighting of this species during any of our birdwalks here and follows a first sighting of a Northern Pintail last month.
- PINE SISKIN - about 230 in a couple of large flocks; likely an undercount here, but we didn't count a couple of other flocks because they "might" have been subject to a double-count.
For December and January, Ken Brown will lead the birdwalk - I'll be traveling out of country for about 6 weeks.
The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM except for November to February, when the start time is at 9:00AM. Starting point is the Driving Range building, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. (Turn left immediately after entering the parking lot to take the road leading to the driving range building.) Upcoming walks include the following:
* December 19 (start time - 9AM)
* January 16 (start time - 9AM)
* February 20 (start time - 9AM)
Pete collected 104 "lost" golf balls during our trek, (92 last month) and will donate them to the VA home at American Lake.
From the eBirdPNW report:
31 species
Cackling Goose 47
Canada Goose 18
Trumpeter Swan 6 A first sighting of this species at this site during a birdwalk.
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 43
Hooded Merganser 4
Mourning Dove 3
Anna's Hummingbird 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 These two were perched near each other in the same tree near the Dupont housing area.
