Meet Sunshine The Oaks Favorite Killdeer

As we near the end of the summer months it becomes The Oaks favorite time of year. Not only is the weather cooling off for the perfect golf season, it is also one of our favorite birds hatching time. If you have golfed on The Oaks Course, you have noticed the killdeer nests. These precocious birds hatch in the summer months.

You might be wondering why these are our favorite birds on the course. We love them because of their funny habits. If you have ever gotten close to a killdeer nest you know what we are talking about!

Killdeer have a habit of playing dead and stretching over their nest to hide their eggs from predators. You can’t help but letting loose a giggle if you see this on the course.

We have a favorite killdeer on the course. Her name is Sunshine because she has brought the most laughter to us. Sunshine has come back and visited us for many years on The Oaks Course and this year we saw she laid eggs!

Sunshine is basically a resident of The Oaks Course. She loves to strut around on the course when she thinks no one is looking. We think if she were a human she would be a model because she has the strut down!  She likes to strut near the pond that Coco the Catfish lives in. We guess this is because they have become good friends.

If you see Sunshine on the course make sure to tip your hat to her. You will know her from the other killdeer because she is the most familiar with the course. We can’t wait until her eggs hatch and we can see her little family.