Nature: Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History (York, South Carolina USA)

- Established 1982: Now In Our 41st Year! -

The BEST place to learn about ALL the plants & animals of the Piedmont

-- MISSION STATEMENT --
The integrated mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is to
"conserve animals, plants, 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."
CONTENTS General Info, Staff, Support, Site Map	RESEARCH Plants, Animals, Birds, Ecology, etc.	EDUCATION Programs, Field Trips, Consulting
MISCELLANY Attracting & Feeding Birds, Catawba Indians, etc.	PUBLICATIONS Photo Gallery, Articles, Whatizit?	HUMMINGBIRDS Operation RubyThroat
CONTACT INFO Phone: (803) 684-5852 (9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) Hilton Pond Center is open ONLY by appointment via EDUCATION
Click HERE For your very own on-line subscription to "This Week at Hilton Pond." It's guaranteed fat-free! NOW IN OUR 23rd YEAR OF PUBLISHING THESE AWARD-WINNING PHOTO ESSAYS Installment #770 An Ode To Sewage, Snakes, And Springtime Birds (18-24 March 2022) Installment #769 Winter? Yes Spring? Sort Of. Purple Finches? Still. Old Redbird? Indeed. Hummingbird? Soon. Beavers? Whoa! (8-17 March 2022) Important Information 2021 Bird Banding Summary: Third-Best Total In 40 Years! (11-21 December 2021) INDEX to all 745-plus installments of "This Week at Hilton Pond." You can also use the on-site search engine at right.		On-Line Search Engine for Hilton Pond Center's Web Site If you have a Twitter account you can recommend "This Week at Hilton Pond" to your followers by clicking on the Tweet button. Tweet Follow us: @hiltonpond
The Piedmont Naturalist, Volume 1 (1986)--long out-of-print--has been republished by author Dr. Bill Hilton Jr. as an e-book downloadable to your iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, or desktop computer. Click on the image at left for order information. All proceeds benefit education, research, and conservation work of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History.
Oct 15 to Mar 15: East of the Rockies please report your sightings of Vagrant & Winter Hummingbirds (immature male Rufous Hummingbird above left)		ENJOYING NATURE: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are in the Neotropics until spring but winter vagrant hummerrs can show up anywhere. Keep one feeder fresh if you can, and get ready for the ruby-throat return!
	Hilton Pond Center reaches 41st year & milestone of 75,600 birds banded locally since 1982, including 6,909 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Operation RubyThroat T-shirts still available (limited quantities & sizes)	Scheduling Zoom talks for 2022 and beyond; on-site visits to Hilton Pond Center ore temporarily closed due to COVID
Hilton Pond Web site lauded for education excellence:	Dr. Bill Hilton Jr. named one of 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover magazine
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Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a non-profit research & education organization in York, South Carolina USA; phone (803) 684-5852. Directed by Dr. Bill Hilton Jr., aka "The Piedmont Naturalist," it is the parent organization for Operation RubyThroat. Contents of this website--including articles and photos--may NOT be duplicated, modified, or used in any way except with the express written permission of Hilton Pond Center. All rights reserved worldwide. To obtain permission for use or for further assistance on accessing this website, contact the Webmaster.