THIS WEEK AT HILTON POND
LIST of TOPICS for 2009

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Pine Siskins, Carduelis pinus (above), occur in the Carolina
Piedmont only during irruptive winters (1-7 January 2009)

Listed below, by date, are nature topics covered in each installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" for 2009. Click on the date to go to a specific weekly account. You can also use the on-site Search Engine to locate a particular topic.

Each installment includes a list of birds banded that week--usually with stunning color photos--as well as any notable recaptures of banded birds.

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January 2009

  • 01-07--#423--Pine Siskin, Cardiuelis pinus: An Irruptive Winter Finch
  • 08-14--#424--Winter Vagrant Rufous Hummingbird Banded At Matthews NC
  • 15-21--#425--The "Blizzard" Of January 2009
  • 22-02 Feb--#426--Hummingbirds In Costa Rica: The Alpha Niners ("The Best-laid Plans . . .")

February 2009

  • 03-11--#427--Hummingbirds In Costa Rica: The Beta Niners ("If It Ain't One Thing, It's The Other")
  • 12-21--#428--Hummingbirds In Costa Rica: The Gamma Niners ("Third Time Is A Charm")
  • 22-28--#429--Hummingbirds In Costa Rica: The Omega Niners ("It Was A Very Good Year")

March 2009

  • 01-14--#430--Snow, Ducks & End-Of-Season Hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird)
  • 15-31--#431--2009 Signs Of Spring (More Or Less)

April 2009

  • 01-14--#432--2009 Signs of Spring (Part 2)
  • 15-21--#433--Nothing's Slower Than A Turtle (Painted Turtle Hatchlings)
  • 22-30--#434--Nature Festivals: Sunny Florida & Appalachian Spring

May 2009

  • 01-21--#435--Mayflower Quiz 2009 (The Blossoms Of May)
  • 22-31--#436--Mayflower Quiz 2009: The Answers (The Blossoms Of May)

June 2009

  • 01-07--#437--Fledgling Birds: Looking Their Age
  • 08-14--#438--Looking Over Over-looked Clover
  • 15-21--#439--Summer Solstice Snapshots (misc. flora & fauna)
  • 22-30--#440--No Hummingbirds? Just Wait.

July 2009

  • 01-14--#441--To John Muir: Thank you For Our National Parks
  • 15-21--#442--California Trip, Part 2: Asilomar, "Refuge By the Sea"
  • 22-31--#443--California Trip, Part 3: Big Trees--Redwoods & Sequoias

August 2009

  • 01-21--#444--Insects That Sting: A Naturalist's Dilemma
  • 22-31--#445--What Good Is A Butterfly?: Ruminations On Ecology & Science Education

September 2009

  • 01-14--#446--Damsels & Dragons: Autumn Odonata
  • 15-21--#447--Hurricane Hugo At Hilton Pond: Twenty Years Later
  • 22-28--#448--Not-So-Confusing Fall Warblers
  • 29-30--#449--"Big Fat": An On-going Saga Of Obesity In Ruby-thraoted Hummingbirds

October 2009

  • 01-15--#450--Slightly More Confusing Fall Warblers
  • 16-21--#451--White Hummingbirds 2009: Albinos, Leucistos & Pieds
  • 22-31--#452--October Ant Swarm (Citronella Ants)

November 2009

  • 01-10--#453--Late Autumn Potpourri 2009
  • 11-17--#454--Cedar waxwing: "Most Elegant" Bird In North America
  • 18-21--#455--Ruby-throated Hummingbirds In 2009: Slowest Start, Fastest Finish
  • 22-30--#456--"Sister Center" In West Virginia (New River Birding & Nature Center)

December 2009

  • 01-11--#457--Colorful Vagrant Hummingbird: Adult Male Rufous at Moore SC
  • 12-21--#458--Bell(birds) in Costa Rica: Ela & Ernesto
  • 22-28--#459--19th Annual York/Rock Hill Christmas Bird Count
  • 29-31--#460--2009 Bird Banding Totals: Not Great, But Better Than Last Year

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