Click here to return to the Tatum Village Home Page. Click here to visit the "Birding Opportunities" page. Click here to visit the "Controlling Woodpeckers" page.

This section of the Tatum Village web site will gather useful information for homeowners who want to prevent damage to their homes from the woodpeckers of the area, as well as give residents a chance to share their birding experiences.

Please feel free to share any ideas you have by e-mailing them to Ron Donnell, the Tatum Village webmaster, at .

Some of your neighbors have been trying to learn more about birds, after noticing the variety of avian life in the trees around Tatum Village. Click here to see some notes on their sightings.

But some of the woodpeckers of the area don't seem to be satisfied with the saquaros, mesquites and acacias that are available to them, and they sometimes make a habit of pecking holes in the stucco of our homes. Click here for some ideas that may be helpful in dealing with the little vandals.

Photo of Cactus Wren by Mark Wagner.