At long last I've checked my notes and processed my photos and put together the third and final write-up about our 2011 Operation RubyThroat hummingbird expeditions to the Neotropics--this time to Belize.
The infamous "2011 Hummingbird Jinx" that began in Costa Rica and continued in Guatemala followed us to Belize, but we still had a productive, educational, and enjoyable nine-day stay at Crooked Tree Sanctuary. We caught lots of colorful birds and banded many migrants while adding to our knowledge base abut Ruby-throated Hummingbirds on their wintering grounds. Please note that we're already taking registrations for a November 2011 expedition to Costa Rica, in addition to trips to Belize, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua in January-March 2012. For a look at the latest photo essay--including a gallery of flora and fauna seen in Belize--visit the 1-12 March 2011 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek110301.html Happy (Neotropical) Nature Watching! BILL ========= RESEARCH PROGRAM c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA office & cell (803) 684-5852 fax (803) 684-0255 Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net): Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org ==================
