BackPacker - what exactly are you surprised by? Just a fairly standard joining clearance at a proper towered airfield who already have your details. Or are you too familiar with UK uncontrolled airfields or freecalling people en route for LARS/similar?
HenryH - love your generic use of "she" for ATC!
Back to the original point - as has already been said, passing your position on an initial call is not a "position report" per se; the latter refers to a procedure more common in IFR flight with mandatory reporting points or reports as requested by ATC.
And please, everyone, keep those initial calls as short as possible (while still including information that is ACTUALLY NECESSARY), and avoid cluttering up a frequency for ages telling everyone what you had for breakfast. If Air Tragic have a burning desire to know they'll ask you. Keep it short, clear, and professional!