Second Annual Birdhouse Tour

More than 45 Villagers participated in the Second Annual Birdhouse Tour on Monday, May 21st. We were very lucky again this year to be led by Mary and Dave Fullerton. Many interesting birds were seen along the way, including a Red Shouldered Hawk, a White-Tailed Kite and a Green Heron.

Mary Fullerton leads tour of the birdhouses at The Villages.

Tour gatheres around birdhouse at the first tee

Perfect weather greeted Villages birders

This is Only a Test

The first member of the Villages Golf Committee to email me and tell me the vineyard on this label will win a bottle of this very tasty Merlot.

No Longer an Empty Nester

We finally have a resident in the birdhouse on the golf course that has a web camera built into the roof. Below are two photos taken with the BirdCam. In the top photo is a close up of the top of the bird as it perches on the doorway. In the lower photo two eggs can be seen in the nest. To see live streaming from the BirdCam, simply go to the Villages website. Go thru the Residents portal and click on the BirdCam icon on the bottom right of the page.

 

 

Monumental Tee Refurbishing

Several Villagers have kindly voluntered to spruce up the tee monuments. They will be cleaning, repairing and painting the monuments. If you happened to notice that the bells were missing from the monuments there is no need to worry. They are in the shop getting a new coat of paint.

                                                                                                                      

  

Birdhouse Tour-May 21st

It’s time to gather up your binoculars, field guides and water proof shoes. The second annual Golf Course Bird Watching Tour heads out onto the golf course from the pro shop on Monday, May 21st at 9:00 AM. Villages residents, Mary and Dave Fullerton will be leading the tour. They will take the group to 10 of the 12 birdhouses on the golf course, hopefully helping to identify any of the house’s new occupants as well as any other birds that they see along the way. The tour can be done on foot or in your golf cart. Everyone will receive a map of the golf course, showing the location of all 12 birdhouses and a list of all birds ever seen at The Villages.

Getting the Greens Back in Shape

The fungus that was attacking the greens is now a distant memory. Well, almost.  Now it's time to get the Verticutter out of moth balls and start removing all that excess thatch in the greens. Once a week we are verticutting the greens in two directions. We will continue verticutting until we get back to greens that are fast (11' to 12' on the Stimpmeter), smooth, firm and consistant.


Francisco on the  Verticutter

First Baby Ducks of the Season

Mama  and 5 Baby Ducklings

Kermit Says... "The Golf Course Recycles!"

 

After a thorough inspection, Villager and recycling guru, Kermit Enander, gives the Golf Course Maintenance Department recycling center the thumbs up. For all those golfers who can't stand the thought of putting something that is recyclable into the trash, you can now rest assured that all recyclables that are put into any trash can on the golf course will be recycled.