Date: 11/11/26 5:52 pm From: \<hilton...>\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Hilton Pond North (16 Oct 2026) A New Banding Species, And Plenty More
An American Robin may be an everyday bird in your yard. Here at Hilton Pond North, we banded other 74 species before we caught our first two on 24 October. In Installment #49 of "This Week At Hilton Pond North," we discuss robins and take a close look at the fiery crown of a tiny male Golden-crowned Kinglet, meet two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers caught side by side in the same mist net, and examine a Blackburnian Warbler that turned up late enough for eBird to raise an eyebrow.
There’s plenty beyond the birds, too. Look for a Chinese Mantid egg case tucked into dried ironweed, find out what puts the black specks on a Sweet Crabapple, and come along for a short walk down our winding driveway when the Blue Ridge woods were at their autumn best. It's all at https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org/twahpn-20261016.html
After reading, give a listen to our companion “This Week” podcast via Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Dr. BILL HILTON JR.
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project”
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