The 3rd Annual Villages Birdhouse Tour was held Monday, May 13th. Tour leaders, Mary and Dave Fullerton did another great job of explaning all about the different types of birds that we have on the golf course. The following is Mary's report of the tour:
I did mention that Titmice had used the house at the 6th green and we have seen Bluebirds at the 17th tee house and encouraged the walkers and golfers to go on their own to the three houses we skipped."
Thank You Mary and Dave.
"It was a very nice
group. They nearly all came the whole way around to the 18th hole
finish with us, asked good questions, even helped spot the birds. We had
great cooperation from our birds as well. There were bluebirds actively
feeding their young at the 10th tee and at the 4th
tee. Even though when golfing we Fullertons have seen Bluebirds
using the mid-short 9 house, we didn’t see them there today when looking
from the 4th tee. Perhaps those birds have already fledged.
The Tree Swallow
parents were actively feeding their young at the 5th/bocce court
and at the 13th/practice area. When we approached the house, one
of the parents was sitting at the hole looking out and everyone got to see it,
then the other parent came in with food, called out and they swapped
places. It was quite neatly done and people were excited to see it!
I told people about the five hatchlings in the bird cam house and gave out
the bird cam URL to those interested. Adrien says the link will be on the
new web site at some point.I did mention that Titmice had used the house at the 6th green and we have seen Bluebirds at the 17th tee house and encouraged the walkers and golfers to go on their own to the three houses we skipped."
Thank You Mary and Dave.
Villages bird enthusiasts gather around the birdhouse near the Vineyard Center
