Ghosts At Hilton Pond

The ghosts of Hilton Pond aren't ephemeral spirits but they are things that look almost supernatural. For an explanation of what we mean, please visit our "This Week at Hilton Pond" photo essay for 22-31 August 2005 by clicking on the words "Ghosts at Hilton Pond" above.

As always we include a tally of all birds banded; there's also a note about a relative plethora of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that showed up near the end of August--plus a mug shot of an early migrant Ovenbird.

Happy Nature Watching!

BILL

Dog Days Kinnikinnick

Dog days are officially over on 11 August, but heat and humidity continued across the eastern U.S. Nonetheless, there was a "kinnikinnick" of activity at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. If you don't know that word--or would like to read about moths and butterflies and the exciting discovery of a caterpillar not previously seen locally--please check out our "This Week at Hilton Pond" photo essay for 15-21 August 2005 by clicking on the words "Dog Days Kinnikinnick" above.

As always there's a tally of all birds banded during the week--including hummingbirds--and a list of interesting recaptures. We also include a photo of a House Finch with conjunctivitis and an account of a "mini-reunion" of some folks who went on our first hummingbird expedition to Costa Rica last winter.

Happy Nature Watching!

BILL

Dogs Days of August

It's been hot as heck at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History--not unusual for the dog days of August.

"This Week at Hilton Pond" we explain the origin of the term "dog days" and include photos of a weevil and a caterpillar that were still active despite the high temperatures. There's also an account of a banded Chipping Sparrow from Hilton Pond that recently showed up several states to the north. For details, please visit our 8-14 Aug 2005 photo essay.

As always, we include a tally of all birds banded during the period.


Happy Nature Watching!

BILL

Land Between the Lakes

This week we were away from Hilton Pond to conduct workshops and "Hummingbird Mornings" presentations for Woodlands Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky/Tennessee.

We almost hate going there and are very jealous of things we see at the station--as you'll understand after viewing our current "This Week at Hilton Pond" photo essay for 1-7 August 2005.

Please be patient if access is slow; the old server runs at a snail's pace in summer when folks are hitting both our Web sites for hummingbird info.

As always we include lists of birds banded and recaptured at Hilton Pond during the period. There's also a note about how we're progressing with our 2005 hummingbird research.