After 11 successful expeditions to Costa Rica and Belize to study Ruby- throated Hummingbirds on their Neotropical wintering grounds, we're expanding our citizen science opportunities in 2011 by adding Nicaragua and Guatemala so we can "Follow the Hummingbirds North." For the 15-21 April 2010 edition of "This Week at Hilton Pond" we explain how we got started working on hummingbirds in the tropics and summarize next year's trips--complete with lots of photos of habitats, birds, and wildlife you can expect to see in one or more of these Central American countries. The installment includes information about pricing and links to detailed descriptions and day-by-day itineraries. To read all about these exciting excursions YOU can join, please visit <<http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek100415.html>>
As always, we include a list of birds banded or recaptured closer to home at Hilton Pond, as well as some miscellaneous Piedmont nature notes. We'd appreciate forwarding this e-mail to individuals and groups that might be interested in participating in our Neotropical hummingbird expeditions in 2011. Happy 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 office & cell (803) 684-5852 fax (803) 684-0255 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 ==================
