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"HUMMINGBIRD MORNINGS"
In 2010, informative and entertaining hummingbird presentations were scheduled for Kentucky, West Virginia & Delaware
(see below).

If your group would like to host "Hummingbird Mornings" anywhere in the U.S. or Canada in 2010 or later, see below and contact Bill Hilton Jr.

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Bill Hilton Jr., executive director of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, is one of only about 150 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.


"HUMMINGBIRD MORNINGS" 2010
Click on the dates below for details
23-25 Jul
Weekend Open for your group
31 Jul-1 Aug
Weekend Open for your group
HummingbirdFest
Land Between The Lakes, KY/TN
New River Hummingbird Festival, WEST VIRGINIA
20-22 Aug
Weekend Open for your group
Mt. Cuba Center, DELAWARE
3-5 Sep
Weekend Open for your group

We still have open weekends and weekday dates for late July, mid-August, and early September 2010, the optimal period for trapping hummingbirds during a presentation
(We're also now booking for 2011, and beyond.)

TYPICAL SCHEDULE:
Saturday and/or Sunday
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. each day
(Friday night and/or Saturday night slide presentations
are also possible)

-- Hosted By Your Organization --
Anywhere in USA or Canada

Contact Bill Hilton Jr. for an opportunity to host Hummingbird Mornings and generate great publicity & revenue for your own organization.

If you can't attend a "Hummingbird Morning" program, Operation RubyThroat T-shirts are available by mail for $20 (plus $5 shipping); proceeds support hummingbird research & education.



6-8 August 2010

(NOTE: ALL activities are at Woodlands Nature Station)

6-9:30 pm Friday: "Dinner with Hilton and the Hummingbirds"
9 am-4:30 pm Saturday: Hummingbird Banding Sessions
10 am-3 pm Sunday: Hummingbird Banding Sessions

Land Between The Lakes "HummingbirdFest"
Woodlands Nature Station
100 Van Morgan Drive
Golden Pond KY
Phone: (270) 924-2020

Map and overview at http://www.lbl.org

HUMMINGBIRD BANDING:
On Saturday and Sunday come for hummingbird banding demonstrations as Bill Hilton Jr. of "Operation RubyThroat; The Hummingbird Project" captures, measures, bands, and releases these tiny birds unharmed. Plenty of opportunities for up-close viewing & photography.

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. (Does not include Friday workshop or dinner below.)

FRIDAY WORKSHOP:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. A special training workshop will be offered for adults--birders, gardeners, and especially K-16 teachers--interested in learning how to collect and report observations about Ruby-throated Hummingbird behavior through The GLOBE Program and EarthTrek. (Home-school teachers also have found the project very useful.) The workshop includes information on developing a Schoolyard or Backyard Hummingbird Habitat. There will also be opportunities for helping take measurements, up-close views, and photography for each participant. 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 at (270) 924-2020.

FRIDAY DINNER:
6-9:30 p.m. "Dinner With Hilton and the Hummingbirds" is limited to 40 participants and includes an up-close look at hummingbird banding, a catered barbecue dinner, and a slide presentation about hummers on both ends of their migrational path. Cost $15; reservation & full deposit required; Call (270) 924-2020 to reserve your space.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $20; proceeds support hummingbird research & education.

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.

Check lodging availability at Kenlake State Resort Park.

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New River Hummingbird Festival
13-15 August 2010

ACE Adventure Resort
near the New River Gorge
(above)
-- Minden WV --

An outreach activity of the
New River Birding & Nature Center
Fayette County WV

New River Hummingbird Festival is an exciting family-oriented three-day event offering an array of birding and nature presentations. Born of Fayette County's internationally acclaimed New River Birding & Nature Festival (named a Top 10 birding venue in Bird Watcher's Digest) and co-hosted by ACE Adventure Resort, the event is destined to be a real crowd-pleaser.

FRIDAY, August 13

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Hummingbird Workshop with hummingbird expert Bill Hilton Jr. Hummingbird natural history from feeding to nesting to migration; observing and photographing hummingbird behavior; designing a hummingbird habitat; attracting and caring for hummingbirds in your own backyard (or schoolyard or nature center); reporting hummingbird observations via EarthTrek and The GLOBE Program; using hummingbirds as a teaching tool; banding hummingbirds; etc. (Advance reservation required; limited to 20 participants, ages 16 and up; $20 fee; lunch provided; recommended audience is formal and home-school educators, naturalists, and other hummingbird enthusiasts.)

7-9 p.m.
Presentation by Bill Hilton Jr.: "Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica . . . and Back!" (Free and open to the public; donations accepted; recommended audience ages 12 and up)

SATURDAY, August 14

9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hummingbird banding demonstrations as Bill Hilton Jr. of "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" captures, measures, bands & releases these tiny birds unharmed. Vendors, exhibits, and plenty of opportunities for up-close photography. (Free and open to the public; donations accepted; all ages.)

SUNDAY, August 15

9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Hummingbird banding demonstrations as Bill Hilton Jr. of "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" captures, measures, bands & releases these tiny birds unharmed. Vendors, exhibits, and plenty of opportunities for up-close photography. (Free and open to the public; donations accepted; all ages.)

All profits from the festival go to the Fayette County Education Fund to underwrite youth education programs. Their principal activity is Leadership Fayette County, whose goal is "to provide Fayette County youth with the information and tools needed to enable them to make the choice to return to Fayette County to Live, Learn, Work and Play upon completion of their higher education."

For more information or to register for the Friday workshop, contact festival coordinator Rachel Davis via e-mail or at (304) 880-8059

Check lodging availability at Opossum Creek Retreat

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The elegant Round Garden at Mt. Cuba Center (above)

27-29 August 2010

-- Hummingbird Weekend at Mt. Cuba --

Mt. Cuba Center
Greenville, Delaware

Mt. Cuba Center (630 acres) is a non-profit botanical garden and historical preserve located on Barley Mill Road near Wilmington in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont. It preserves rural pastures and fields, protects local forests, and includes various woodland wildflower gardens and formal landscapes. Its woodland gardens produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region. The Center is open to the public for a fee, but admission must be arranged in advance.

FRIDAY, 27 August

7-9 p.m.
Presentation by hummingbird expert Bill Hilton Jr.: "Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica . . . and Back!" ($25 fee includes dessert; recommended audience ages 12 and up)

SATURDAY, 28 August

9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Hummingbird Workshop with Bill Hilton Jr. (Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History) & Eileen Boyle (Mt. Cuba Center). Hummingbird natural history from feeding to nesting to migration; observing and photographing hummingbird behavior; designing a hummingbird habitat; attracting and caring for hummingbirds in your own backyard (or schoolyard or nature center); reporting hummingbird observations via EarthTrek and The GLOBE Program; using hummingbirds as a teaching tool; banding hummingbirds; etc. Bring your camera! (Advance reservation required; limited to 20 participants; $35 fee; lunch provided; recommended audience is formal and home-school educators, naturalists, and other hummingbird enthusiasts. Contact Eileen Boyle via e-mail at Mt. Cuba about teacher CEUs.)

SUNDAY, August 29

9 -11:30 a.m. (Session One)
12:30-3 p.m. (Session Two)
Half-day hummingbird banding demonstrations as Bill Hilton Jr. of "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" captures, measures, bands & releases these tiny birds unharmed. Plenty of opportunities for up-close photography. ($10 per session; all ages welcome.)

More info at
http://www.mtcubacenter.org
or call
(302) 239-4244

DIRECTIONS: The site is easily accessible by car from Wilmington DE, Philadelphia, Baltimore & New Jersey. See How to get to Mt. Cuba

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $20; proceeds support hummingbird research & education.


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