BIRDCHAT for Friday, April 18, 2008

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Subject: Hilton Pond 04/08/08
From: Research at Hilton Pond <research(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 8:34am

As spring makes its way northward in the Northern Hemisphere, the 
most delightful aspect for us is green-up--when once-naked trees and 
shrubs acquire new spring foliage in every imaginable shade of green.

"This Week at Hilton Pond" our photo essay deals with spring greenery 
via close-up views of some woody plants showing off their new leaves. 
To view the installment for 8-14 April 2008, please visit 
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek080408.html

As always we include a tally of birds banded and recaptured during 
the period--including the year's first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

Happy (Spring) 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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Subject: Re: ADMIN: Copyright
From: ewinter(AT)newmex.com
Date: 18 Apr 2008 9:57am

Fair use:  Generally OK to clip a paragraph or two - three max for longer
articles - to show some key point or lead in.  That's my understanding of
the law on that point.

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Subject: Mystery HB
From: Helen <helaue(AT)shaw.ca>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 4:11pm

I am attaching three photos of a hummingbird that has been feeding off 
our flowering currant regularly for several days now.  We live on 
Vancouver Island, about 20 min  north of Nanaimo or 2 hours north of 
Victoria a few feet above sea level about 70 yards from a bay in the 
Georgia Strait.  There are basically two species of hummingbird in this 
area, the Rufous, which is by far the most common in the summer, and 
Anna's, which is a year-round resident in small numbers.  A very rare 
visitor is the Black-chinned.  There have been a couple of sightings of 
this species within 10 miles of here within the last month.

I need help in identifying the bird in the pictures.  It has no rufous 
coloration anywhere, so it is not a Rufous HB.  That leaves Anna's 
(female) as the most likely candidate.  However, note the rather 
strongly curved bill.  All three HB species mentioned above have rather 
straight bills according to the illustrations in the books.

Thanks,

Helen Laue
Nanoose Bay, BC
Canada
email: helaue(AT)shaw.ca

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