Bill Hilton Jr., executive director of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, is one of only about 100 active scientists in the world authorized to capture and band Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris). Each summer, his famous Hummingbird Mornings presentations delight thousands of hummingbird enthusiasts around the country.

Find out how to attract these amazing feathered dynamos to your yard and then get up close and personal with hummers as Bill captures and bands them. You don't want to miss this chance to learn from a nationally known expert and exceptionally entertaining and informative lecturer. Satisfaction guaranteed!

In the elegant words of one audience member who saw Bill's 2003 presentation in Virginia, "I cannot remember the last time I so thoroughly enjoyed a seminar as yours today in Fredericksburg."

Hummingbird Mornings weekends may include banding demonstrations, slide lectures, teacher workshops, student programs, activities for senior citizens, or any combination thereof--including training in the exciting new GLOBE/Operation RubyThroat hummingbird observation protocols. Admission fees vary with the site and door prizes may be awarded. All proceeds go to support the work of Hilton Pond Center and other non-profit organizations hosting the events.

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OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS:
Hummingbird games and crafts for kids; information booth on hummingbird gardening, feeder care, and hummingbird biology; shade grown coffee tastings, interactive displays; hummingbird photography booth; interpretive programs on native Kentucky wildife; and more!

Admission Fee: $3 children/$5 adults for one day; $4 children/$6 adults for both days; $3 for seminar only; $6 package for the entire weekend.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15; proceeds support hummingbird research & education.

SPECIAL NOTE:
On Friday (8:30 am-2:30 pm), a special GLOBE/Operation RubyThroat training workshop will be offered for adults--such as birders, gardeners, and especially K-12 teachers--interested in learning how to collect and report observations about Ruby-throated Hummingbird behavior. The workshop will include information on developing a Schoolyard or Backyard Hummingbird Habitat. A $10 fee includes materials, lunch, and Friday admission to the nature station; advance registration is required by contacting Cindy Earls via E-mail or phone (270-924-2020).

DIRECTIONS:
From Nashville: Take I-24 N to Cadiz KY exit; go west on US68/KY80 for 10 miles to Land Between the Lakes; turn off onto road called the Trace and go north; Woodlands Nature Station is 12 miles.
From St. Louis MO and Paducah KY: Take I-24 S to Grand Rivers KY exit; go south about 18 miles to turn off to Woodlands Nature Station on left.

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Native and cultivated plants, hummingbird feeders, and other items available for sale at the presentations.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15; proceeds support hummingbird research & education.

DIRECTIONS TO PRESENTATIONS:
From I-95 take exit 130B West (Plank Road). Go past Central Park shopping center (there is a huge sign) and turn right on Bragg Road. Continue on Bragg Road, which becomes Fall Hill Avenue. Stay on Fall Hill Avenue, which goes back over I-95 down a long hill. At the bottom of the hill the Rappahannock River is on the left. Make the first left turn onto Caroline Street. Follow Caroline Street until you see "Old Mill Park" on the left.

DIRECTIONS TO WILD BIRD CENTER OF FREDERICKSBURG:
From I-95 take exit 130B West (Plank Road). Go past Central Park shopping center (there is a huge sign); store is on the right 1.5 miles west of I-95. Store has a green metal roof, long front porch, and fountains out front; parking in the rear.

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Free admission to the nature preserve if you mention you're attending "Hummingbird Mornings"; participants are invited to visit the store before or after the program and to make use of a special discount coupon.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15; proceeds support hummingbird research & education.

DIRECTIONS TO McDOWELL PARK:
From Charlotte, take I-77 south and take Exit 90 (west), turning right onto Carowinds Boulevard. After about three miles, turn left on N.C. 49 (York Road) and continue four about four miles. Look for signs to the nature preserve on the right. Tell the person at the Guard Shack that you are there for "Hummingbird Mornings" and follow the signs to the Picnic Shelter. (If traveling from the south, the park is about two miles north of Buster Boyd Bridge.)

DIRECTIONS TO CHIRP N' CHATTER:
From I-77 (either north or south) take Exit 85, turning west onto SC 160 (Steele Creek Road). After about three miles on SC 160, look for Crossroads Plaza shopping center on the right.

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