[Pollinator] Summer Solstice & Pollinators

[Research at Hilton Pond]

What better way might there be to spend the longest day of the year 
than exploring woods and meadows of the Carolina Piedmont, taking 
snapshots of flora and fauna? That's what we did for the recent 
Summer Solstice, and we're pleased to share some images in the 
current installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond." To view our photo 
essay for 15-21 June 2009--complete with info about midsummer 
wildflowers, fungi, amphibians, birds, and pollinators, too--visit 
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek090615.html .

After reading the essay, be sure to scroll down for a list of all 
birds banded or recaptured during the period, plus some info about 
the new EarthTrek citizen science initiative that involves 
hummingbirds.

Please also note the special $75 discount for our 2010 hummingbird 
expeditions to Costa Rica expires on 1 July, so sign up now to take 
advantage of this offer.


Happy Nature Watching!

BILL
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RESEARCH PROGRAM
c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
research at hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845

Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net):
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org

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