Birds in the Villages?
 

We're moving down at the end of April and were wondering what types of birds are around? (not including snowbirds, LOL). We're used to cardinals, blue jays, robins, downy woodpeckers here in Valley Forge area. What can we expect? Thanks!

Mockingbirds, Egrets (I've had a few), Great Blue Herons, Hawks, Eagles, cardinals, crows, owls, anhingas, wood storks

Birds in The Villages
 

The last few days we have seen a whole flock of bluebirds right in our neighborhood at some houses that back up to the golf course. Spectacular!

Also....
 

Also different kinds of ducks such as Muscovy ducks, and wild turkeys. (You might hear those before you see them).

Don't forget the Ibis, Sandhill Cranes, doves, wrens and the Gulls...also Cormorants and ducks.

To Quirky3...yes, Egrets, I've had a few too....but moving to TV is not one of them!!!! LOL!

Oh...and I've also seen a few Swallowtail Kites (guess they are in the hawk/raptor family).

Albertehill...not to worry...plenty of birds here besides the snowbirds! I'm pretty sure we have at least one bird watching club in TV, possibly more.

One spring there were thousands of robins, well, maybe hundreds of robins.. ;) near a golf course we were playing on. It was probably prep time for their long flight north. It was an amazing sight...so many of the red breasted birds. Haven't seen that many since then. You could be lucky, though they're probably going to be gone by the time you get here....it's been a fairly mild winter in many places.

This is our claim to fame bird!
 

jebartle, That is the bird!
 

We saw a good sized one on our CYV fence the last time we were down and my DH rushed our little shih tzus into the house! What is it? Thanks we have been looking at our bird book and couldn't find it.


LW888

If you are moving into a new area of The Villages, the birds will not be there the first year or two.

They leave the area when the land is cleared for construction and it takes a while for vegatation and water sources to be re-established.

Saw a beautiful hawk standing in the rough near the 4th green at Amberwood yesterday afternoon. Since I was walking the course, I was able to get within about 20 feet of it and it never moved. It was strange because it just stood there while we went by, looking right and left, but not moving. Looked like a red-shouldered hawk from the chest color and size.

During our LSV in 2006, we were driving on Odell toward Morse and saw a bald eagle flying low toward us. We almost stopped the car to watch that majestic bird glide by. That was before the tornado in 2007 that ripped through the eagle preserve and damaged their nesting areas. Haven't seen one since.

If about as large as an eagle it is an immature golden eagle in the process of growing its full plumage of dark brown feathers.

I think it is a red-tailed hawk
 

But I could be wrong!

Canada Geese
 

We were playing golf at Hilltop and there were 25-30 Canada Geese snoozing on the second tee! They did saunter off as we were teeing up. Amazing place this!:coolsmiley:

Thanks for all the great information. Looking forward to seeing some bluebirds.

Birds
 

I was on the golf course today and saw several Egyptian Geese as well as several Northern Boobies.:)