Did your Ruby-throated Hummingbirds arrive slowly in 2009? Did you think you might have your worst year ever for hosting these little balls of fluff at backyard feeders? Did ruby-throats finally arrive with a vengeance in late summer? If so, you had something in common with our banding efforts in the Carolina Piedmont, where things started extremely slow and finished exceptionally fast. To read about the downs and ups of our unusual 2009 hummingbird season, please visit the 18-21 November 2009 edition of "This Week at Hilton Pond" at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek091118.html . We include some hummer photos you may find of interest.
Happy (Thanksgiving) 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 (803) 684-5852 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 ==================
