Date: 4/19/26 1:00 pm From: Kenneth Brown via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Eagle's Pride walk
The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC bird walk falls on the third Thursday of each month. We meet at 8:00am March - October, and sanely, 9:00am November - February. The route, chosen by a sailor, takes us to as many watering holes as is feasible.
This monthly walk suffered from the absence of it's founding father, Denis DeSilvis, but we muddled through anyway. The weather was wonderful, cold and clear in the early morning but warmer later on. Eighteen birders attended, most repeat customers but a couple first timers.
Denis will be proud, we had a few first of the year species, Cassin's Vireo, Nashville, and Townsend's Warbler stand out, but also House Wren, and Turkey Vulture. See the checklist at the end of this report for the complete tally.
Next months walk will be May 20, again at 8:00am. We will meet at the Driving Range building. Take I-5 Exit 116, (Mounts Road). The entrance to the Golf Course is the first right turn on the NW side of I-5. At the bottom of the entrance ramp, take an immediate left to take the road leading to the driving range building.
Eagles Pride GC, Pierce, Washington, US
Apr 16, 2026 7:52 AM - 12:02 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.656 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Monthly bird walk. It was 38º F and sunny as 16 birders took to the links. The leaves on the trees are beginning to come out, making the visibility a bit less, so many of the ‘sightings’ were from hearing the birds’ vocalizations. We had several first-of-the-year birds, including HOUSE WREN, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and CASSIN’S VIREO. ORANGE-CROWNED and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen and heard throughout the walk. The only mammals sighted were Douglas squirrel and Eastern gray squirrel. We finished the walk at noon, when it was a pleasant 50º F with a light southerly breeze.
45 species (+4 other taxa)
