Date: 1/22/26 7:25 pm From: \<hilton...>\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Hilton Pond North (1-15 Jan 2025) A Wayward Purple Finch
Although we learn a lot about birds from just banding them, perhaps the most significant knowledge comes when a banded bird is recaptured, telling us about migration patterns and possibly longevity and site fidelity. Such was the case "This Week at Hilton Pond North" (Lansing NC) when we caught a Purple Finch banded far away from us and even in a different country! Read all about it in Installment #28, which includes notes and a video about snow—plus our weekly tally of birds banded and recaptured locally. The photo essay's at https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org/twahpn-20260101.html Happy New Year!
Dr. BILL HILTON JR.
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project”
℅ Hilton Pond North: Blue Ridge Birds & Nature
2918 Silas Creek Road
Lansing NC 28643
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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.
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