Although migrant Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been back in the Carolinas for at least a couple of weeks, people elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada have contacted us about when to expect their first hummers; thus, our latest edition of "This Week at Hilton Pond" includes a North American migration map. However, the real focus of our photo essay is the potential value of reporting hummingbird observations to Operation RubyThroat and EarthTrek. To read about this "citizen science" initiative in which YOU can participate--and to view some ruby-throat photos from a surprising location--please check out our 8-14 April 2010 installment at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek100408.html
While there, don't forget to scroll down for a list of birds banded and recaptured during the week. We also offer some miscellaneous nature observations about sparrows, Bullfrogs, and an unbanded hummingbird. Happy (Spring) 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 ==================