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First Female RTHU at York SC
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CarolinaBirds)
- Subject: First Female RTHU at York SC
- From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:45:41 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I just banded (14 April) the first female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
of the season at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near
York SC.
She was captured in one of the 30mm mist nets I've been running to
capture spring migrant songbirds. She tied the fourth earliest date
for a local female RTHU (earlier dates: 4/8, 4/12, 4/13).
Since 5 April I've also trapped and banded four male RTHUs--off to a
good start and still at 226% of the average total for both sexes
combined as of this date.
Happy Hummingbird Watching!
BILL
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BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
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
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset." BHjr.