As usual we celebrated spring here at Hilton Pond Center and in the mountains of West Virginia, banding birds and looking at wildflowers in the Carolina Piedmont and at the annual New River Birding & Nature Festival. Our 22 Apr thru 5 May 2014 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" is a compilation of images of flora and fauna from both locales--including an interesting South Carolina sighting of a pair of Mississippi Kites. Our latest photo essay is at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek140422.html
We include our usual list of birds banded at Hilton Pond--please scroll down to view it--and acknowledge folks who recently have provided much-needed financial support for the Center's diverse activities. Happy (Spring) Nature Watching! BILL P.S. Please "Like" our new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/HiltonPond for timely updates on nature topics. Follow us on Twitter @hiltonpond. ========= RESEARCH PROGRAM c/o BILL HILTON JR., D.Sci. Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History 1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA office & cell (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 ==================
