The fourth and final report on our recent expeditions to Costa Rica
deals with the question of how Ruby-throated Hummingbirds actually
get into Guanacaste Province and the Aloe Vera fields where they
congregate in winter. We hope you'll take at look at the photo essay
and respond to our speculation.
To view the 15-29 February 2008 installment of "This Week at Hilton
Pond," please visit http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek080215.html
As always we include a tally of birds banded locally during the
current period. There's also mention of an interesting cluster of
already banded--and old--Purple Finches that showed up in our traps.
Happy (Tropical) Nature Watching!
BILL
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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
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