Date: 12/29/25 4:58 am From: \<hilton...>\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Hilton Pond North (1-24 Dec 2025) Mountain Snow Bunting
If you live in Alaska or Greenland, it's no big deal to see Snow Buntings, but when one appears in Ashe County NC birders flock to see it. "This Week At Hilton Pond North" we chronicle in words and photos our visit to document this wayward Arctic bird on a grassy bald in Pond Mountain Gamelands, where another rare avian species also appeared. Installment #26 includes trail cam videos (Bobkittens and Purple Finches), a question about Northern Cardinals, and our usual lists of birds banded or recaptured. Check it all out at https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org/twahpn-20251201.html. And Happy Holidays!
Dr. BILL HILTON JR.
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project”
℅ Hilton Pond North: Blue Ridge Birds & Nature
2918 Silas Creek Road
Lansing NC 28643
(803)684-5852
The mission of Hilton Pond North is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Blue Ridge Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages.
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to watch the sunset." BHjr.
