Tree Swallows Take To The Sky

Two nests of Tree Swallow chicks fledged (left the nestbox) this weekend. Safe travels little ones. You'll likely see them about in increasing numbers now. The newly fledged chicks are deep gray in color as compared to the browner shade of the female adult and irridescent blue of the male. And both nests of bluebirds have hatched. We'll add images of those soon.

Village Board Meeting 6/14

Improper Agenda. It is my opinion that Monday's meeting agenda deters village residents from attending because a training session has been put into the time allotted for the Board meeting pushing the start time to 8:00pm. A training session should be scheduled before or after the regular meeting or at any other time during the week, certainly not in place of the reasonable, earlier, accustomed timeframe for our regular meeting. Doing so suggests a disregard for resident involvement or worse, creates suspicion of an ulterior agenda.

Bluebirds Make Village Home

More pale and slightly smaller than a Robin's egg, laid in a carefully woven grassy nest, the Eastern Bluebird has two nests underway at Sherwood Forest Golf Course! Stay informed as these families progress.

You can help Bluebirds by removing House Sparrow nests every week from boxes in your yard. House Sparrows are not protected, will kill Bluebirds and in fact the DNR encourages you to keep them from nesting. The easiest thing to do is simply plug your box and enjoy its appearance.