Date: 4/19/24 4:33 pm From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 4-18-2024
Tweeters,
Twenty-two birders enjoyed a glorious Spring day with fine sightings and fun conversations. It started cool but ended warmer (35-59degF) with a slight northerly breeze, and JBLM Eagle's Pride GC welcomed not only Spring migrants, but also some folks from Vancouver Audubon, who traveled up here to visit not only Eagle's Pride, but also the nearby Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. The highlights included a well-seen CASSIN'S VIREO and 5 (!) HERMIT THRUSHES (see below).
Notable sightings:
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD - First of Year (FOY)
KILLDEER - FOY
OSPREY - FOY
RED-TAILED HAWK - 6 - we usually don't see that many, but a kettle of 3 were different birds from the other 3 we saw that were more terrestrial located.
MERLIN- a species that we don't normally see.
CASSIN'S VIREO - FOY - heard first and then excellent visual with most observers seeing it.
PURPLE MARTIN - FOY and a species usually seen later in spring or summer at Eagle's Pride BARN SWALLOW - FOY HERMIT THRUSH - FOY - the 5 seen were exceptional for Eagle's Pride and well seen in various spread-out areas of the walk, thus highly unlikely as counted more than once.
CHIPPING SPARROW - FOY
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD - FOY
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - FOY
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT- FOY
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER - First of season
The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM starting in March. 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:
