THIS WEEK at HILTON POND
8-14 January 2006
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LAST CALL:
Join us for another
Winter Hummingbird Expedition to Costa Rica
in February 2006

ANOTHER MYSTERY BIRD, Part 1

We always enjoy bird banding and being able to contribute our data in the hope of helping ornithology gain better understanding of some aspect of a bird's life history. There are times when we're REALLY glad we're allowed to capture wild birds--such as this week when we trapped at Hilton Pond Center a Mystery Bird we might not even have been able to identify had we just seen it "on the wing."

Below you'll find a photo of this bird. When you think you know what it is--or when you give up trying!--click on the link under the picture to learn the Mystery Bird's true identity and for more information about this unusual creature.

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IDENTITY OF THE "MYSTERY BIRD"

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Be sure to scroll down for an account of all birds banded or recaptured during the week, plus other nature notes of interest.

"This Week at Hilton Pond" is written & photographed
by Bill Hilton Jr., executive director of
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History.

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