POND> Hilton Pond 03/01/04 (Sharp-shin)

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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 15:31:51 -0500
From: Hilton Pond Center <ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Hilton Pond 03/01/04 (Sharp-shin)
To: Gleason Sackman <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The sudden decline this week of Purple Finches at Hilton Pond Center
for Piedmont Natural History was probably due to warm weather and
longer days, but we can't help but wonder if the arrival of a hungry
Sharp-shinned Hawk didn't play a role.

Our essay this week is about the sharpie that showed up and went
after some finches and include some close-up photos of the predator
at work. To view our current installment, please visit "This Week at
Hilton Pond" for 1-7 March 2004 at
<<http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek040301.html>>

As always, there's a tally of all birds banded during the week, plus a
couple of recaptures; we also include links to the accounts of three
Rufous Hummingbirds banded on 2-3 March.

Please forward this message to friends who appreciate birds and
nature, and tell them they can get a free reminder for "This Week
at Hilton Pond" by sending a blank E-mail to
<<mailto:ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> with SUBSCRIBE in the
subject line. Be sure to have them configure their spam filters to
accept E-mails from ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Happy Nature Watching!

BILL


(Note that the Hilton Pond Web site has a Search Engine that is
accessible from most pages. Please check it first if you have
questions.)

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"This Week at Hilton Pond" is written and photographed by:
BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road
York, South Carolina 29745 USA
803-684-5852

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 for "Operation RubyThroat:
The Hummingbird Project" at <<http://www.rubythroat.org>>

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