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First Female RTHU at York SC



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.