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Albino RTHU in Chapel Hill NC
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CarolinaBirds)
- Subject: Albino RTHU in Chapel Hill NC
- From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:51:08 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
On the way to my "Hummingbird Mornings" presentations in
Fredericksburg Va this weekend, I stopped off in Chapel Hill NC on 8
August 2003 to band a true albino juvenile female Ruby-throated
Hummingbird. The bird has been coming to a feeder since about the
first of the month and probably was fledged locally not long before
that. Susan Campbell was on hand to observe the proceedings.
I'm leaving right now for a GLOBE meeting in Iowa for a few days but
will post a complete account of the albino banding on 14 August as
the next edition of "This Week at Hilton Pond." I promise the digital
photos will be worth the wait. :-)
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.