Seen or heard Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open, Interlachen Country Club, Edina, four hours at mid-day, in strong wind: American Robin, House Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Tree Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Goose, Mallard. You can be a birder anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes bird calls can be heard in the background during televised broadcasts of golf tournaments. Several years ago a reporter named D’Vera Cohn caught CBS using taped bird calls to provide “ambient sound” at professional tournaments in Michigan and Kentucky. It was obvious the calls were taped because they were of bird species not found in those locations. A bird is a bird is a bird, I guess. Regarding the tournament at Interlachen, I came home to watch the end of the tournament on TV, but after four hours following three teenage grandsons around the course, I fell asleep in front of the screen. I cannot offer comment on Interlachen bird songs real or false.Â

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