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Winter Hummers in the Carolinas



Rusty Trump says on Humnet today that there are already eight reports 
of Rufous Hummingbirds in Georgia this year. Some have gotten banded.

I don't think I've seen any reports of non-ruby-throats yet for the 
Carolinas this "fall."  Are we too far east, or are people just 
keeping secrets?  :-)

Although I'm still banding ruby-throats at Hilton Pond Center for 
Piedmont Natural History near York, we all should be keeping a close 
eye our hummers from now on in the hope that one of those western 
vagrants will be wandering through.

I'd be happy to band any vagrants within driving distance, and I 
suspect Susan Campbell would say the same from her base in the 
Research Triangle.

By all means please report unusual hummers. If you'd rather not make 
a public posting, please let me know at hilton@hiltonpond.org or at 
(803)684-5852.


Happy Hummingbird Watching,

BILL
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BILL HILTON JR., "The Piedmont Naturalist"
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
hilton@hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845

Please visit our web sites at http://www.hiltonpond.org and
http://www.rubythroat.org

"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset."					BHjr.