As described in the previous installment, our January 2011 hummingbird expedition to Costa Rica had mixed results, with 105 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (RTHU) banded despite the loss of our iPhone and an entire Aloe Vera study site we had used since 2004. While in Costa Rica we also had a chance to investigate a previously unreported concentration of RTHU in the Central Valley--far from Guanacaste Province where we usually work.
As a result of this new discovery, "This Week at Hilton Pond" we're announcing our first-ever autumn expedition to the Neotropics so citizen scientists can join us in studying ruby-throats in the commercially important chayote fields east of San Jose at Ujarrás.
For a photo essay about this unique opportunity and how to participate this coming November, please visit our 15-18 February 2011 installment at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek110215.html
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When we returned from Costa Rica we had a few days to band at Hilton Pond before going off to Guatemala, so this week's installment also includes the usual list of birds banded and recaptured at York SC during the period. (Pine Siskins? Oh, yes.) There are also a few nature notes and an acknowledgement of the Center's most recent supporters.
Happy (Neotropical) Nature Watching!
BILL
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EDUCATION PROGRAM
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
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages." (details on Web site).
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