We were fortunate this March to journey to southern Wisconsin to
speak about our hummingbird research, but the highlight of the trip
for us was a behind-the-scenes tour of the old stomping grounds of
conservation pioneer Aldo Leopold. Among other things, we got to
visit "The Shack," the almost-mythical structure where Leopold
formulated many of his thoughts for his beloved book, "A Sand County
Almanac."
For a photo essay about Leopold and our visit, please see the 1-15
March 2008 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" at
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek080301.html .
As always we include a tally of all birds banded or recaptured at
Hilton Pond during the period, as well as miscellaneous nature notes.
There's also a link to a map of Ruby-throated Hummingbird
migration--the better to know when to put out your feeder(s) this
spring.
Happy 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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