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Hummingbirds & St. Patrick
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CAROLINA BIRDS)
- Subject: Hummingbirds & St. Patrick
- From: BILL HILTON JR Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History<hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:47:03 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Although there are no hummingbirds in Ireland, we don't think St.
Patrick drove them all out. :-)
Hummers are native only to the Western Hemisphere, of course, but
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History traditionally uses
St. Patrick's Day (17 March) as a time to remind folks to put up
their hummingbird feeders in anticipation of spring migration.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have already been seen in 2002 in several
Gulf Coast states, so it's only a mater of time before they arrive in
the rest of the U.S. and Canada. And western hummers such as
Black-chinned and Rufous Hummingbirds are also winging their way from
wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America. Thus, this reminder
applies to everyone north of the Rio Grande. :-)
For hints on selecting, hanging, and maintaining hummingbird feeders
at your home, school, or place of business, visit the Web site for
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at
http://www.rubythroat.org/FeedersMain.html .
Spread the word, and don't forget to put in a few flowers, shrubs,
and trees to provide a complete habitat for your nectar-sipping
visitors (see http://www.rubythroat.org/LandscapingMain.html ).
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 (courtesy of Comporium.net) 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.