billhiltonjr
Registered Member
When you gaze out your window during early June in the eastern U.S.
and southern Canada, you're liable to see Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
nectaring on flowers or taking sugar water from a feeder you provided.
Incredibly, in only five months nearly all those ruby-throats will be long
gone, stimulated by short days and long nights to fly south for the
winter. So where do your hummingbirds go? No one is really sure--at
least not specifically--which is one reason why since 2004 we've led
Operation RubyThroat expeditions to band and observe this
Neotropical species in Central America. We just completed the on-line
itineraries for our 2012-13 trips to eastern and western Costa Rica,
Belize, Guatemala, eastern and western Costa Rica, and (for the first
time) Nicaragua, so to help you decide which trip you'd like to join our
"This Week at Hilton Pond" installment for 1-10 June 2012 includes a
summary for each.
Even if you're unable to travel with us for one (or more) of these
exciting, educational, and rewarding citizen science expeditions, we
hope you'll enjoy reading about our plans and looking at colorful
images of tropical flora, fauna, and habitats. To view this latest photo
essay and learn how you can be part of it all, please visit
<<http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120601.html>>
While there don't forget to scroll down for our usual (but less than
diverse) list of birds banded and recaptured during the period. We
also include a note about our ubiquitous Hilton Pond House Finches
and an acknowledgement of a recent contribution in memory of one
of our Operation RubyThroat alumni.
Happy (Neotropical) Nature Watching!
BILL
P.S. Please "Like" our new Facebook page at
<<http://www.facebook.com/HiltonPond>>
for timely updates on nature topics.
and southern Canada, you're liable to see Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
nectaring on flowers or taking sugar water from a feeder you provided.
Incredibly, in only five months nearly all those ruby-throats will be long
gone, stimulated by short days and long nights to fly south for the
winter. So where do your hummingbirds go? No one is really sure--at
least not specifically--which is one reason why since 2004 we've led
Operation RubyThroat expeditions to band and observe this
Neotropical species in Central America. We just completed the on-line
itineraries for our 2012-13 trips to eastern and western Costa Rica,
Belize, Guatemala, eastern and western Costa Rica, and (for the first
time) Nicaragua, so to help you decide which trip you'd like to join our
"This Week at Hilton Pond" installment for 1-10 June 2012 includes a
summary for each.
Even if you're unable to travel with us for one (or more) of these
exciting, educational, and rewarding citizen science expeditions, we
hope you'll enjoy reading about our plans and looking at colorful
images of tropical flora, fauna, and habitats. To view this latest photo
essay and learn how you can be part of it all, please visit
<<http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek120601.html>>
While there don't forget to scroll down for our usual (but less than
diverse) list of birds banded and recaptured during the period. We
also include a note about our ubiquitous Hilton Pond House Finches
and an acknowledgement of a recent contribution in memory of one
of our Operation RubyThroat alumni.
Happy (Neotropical) Nature Watching!
BILL
P.S. Please "Like" our new Facebook page at
<<http://www.facebook.com/HiltonPond>>
for timely updates on nature topics.