GARETH & KASIA’S GUIDE TO THE BIRDIES OF TREASURE CAY GOLF COURSE
Gareth Reid, master chef of the Delphi Club and Kasia of ABACO BEACHCOMBING fame have put together some excellent material about the bird-life to be found on Treasure Cay golf course. I’ve never been there myself, but I already knew from a recent comment from Dr Elwood Bracey of TC that the birdlife on the golf course is very varied and exciting.
Gareth writes: I am a keen golfer and my girlfriend loves nature and wildlife so sometimes to cover both bases we spend our day off at Treasure Cay Golf Club. Whilst I play, Kasia twitches!
Treasure Cay golf course is 20 odd miles north of Marsh Harbour a challenging little track with a lovely mixture of short Par 4s interesting par 5s and a couple of really testing Par 3s. It was designed by Dick Wilson of Doral fame and has matured into today’s layout of tight fairways framed by dense island vegetation.
Birdlife on the course is supported by the three lakes, beside the fourth and fifteenth greens and to the right of the eleventh fairway. Species include North American Coots, Moorhens, Canada Geese, Snow Geese, Mallard Ducks, White Cheeked Pintails, Anis, Northern Mocking Birds, Ibis and Palm Warblers. We have also spotted a Belted Kingfisher and an Osprey both enjoying a light lunch of fresh fish.
So next time you come visit Abaco why not take the trip to Treasure Cay with a bag full of sticks a few balls and tees, hopes of birdies and dreams of eagles and if your swing lets you down at least you got those cute coots. The Delphi Club can provide packed lunches, or you can eat at TC – try Coco Bar (fish and chips, burgers etc) or Treasure Sands (upmarket bar restaurant with pool)
BAHAMA (WHITE-CHEEKED) PINTAILS AT TC GC & OTHER SPECIES
(The slideshow was meant to showcase just Pintails but apparently has to include all the other images)
CANADA GOOSE
GREAT BLUE HERON
GREEN HERON
WHITE IBIS 
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
PALM WARBLER 
KASIA PERFECTS HER DRIVING AT TC GC
ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO 
The coots on TC GC are north american Coots not Caribbean Coots. Please send me your email address so I can send you my summaries of the birds seen in the Bahamas and TCI. Tony White
spindalis@aol.com
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Hi Tony, thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment. I’ll check with Gareth first before I edit the coots in his piece. My email is rollingharbour.delphi@gmail.com and I look forward to seeing your summaries. I wonder if you have compared your Abaco sightings with the Avibase list(s)? Rolling Harbour is by and large an Abaco-centric enterprise, unless comparisons are called for, but it would be good to see a wider picture of sightings. All the best RH
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