Although we tend to think of backyard birds in the U.S. and Canada as "ours," many local species depart for the tropics each fall to spend the winter in Central or South America. Recently we were privileged to work with 60-plus Colombian conservationists on San Andres Island in the Caribbean, helping teach them how to safely capture, band, and monitor Neotropical migrant birds that are also "theirs."
"This Week at Hilton Pond" we summarize our intensive and sometimes harrowing two-week experience with lots of photos of island flora and fauna, including some of an endangered endemic and the local hummingbird species. To view the photo essay for 22 Oct-7 Nov 2005, please visit the Web site for Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, specifically at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek051022.html The Web account is long with many images, so it may take a while to load. Happy (International) 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED], (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845 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 **********
