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Operation RubyThroat
Tropical Hummingbird Expeditions to
Costa Rica & Belize

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Each winter since 2004, Bill Hilton Jr.--executive director of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History--has offered excursions for teachers and citizen scientists to Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica to observe Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (RTHU) on their wintering grounds. An internationally recognized hummingbird expert and educator-naturalist, Hilton is the only scientist conducting long-term systematic studies of RTHU in the tropics.

IN 2010 WE WILL AGAIN BE TAKING HUMMINGBIRD EXPEDITIONS TO COSTA RICA AND--FOR THE FIRST TIME--TO BELIZE.

DATES FOR 2010 ARE:

WEEK TWO (Costa Rica): 2-10 February (SLOTS OPEN)
WEEK FOUR (Belize): 6-14 March (TRIP IS FILLED; STAY TUNED FOR NEXT YEAR'S DATES)

"Weeks" are actually nine days long, including a travel day on either end. Week One must fill before enrollment opens for Week Two, etc.

For details about our 2010 trips,
check the links for
Costa Rica & Belize

For complete reports on our successful Costa Rican excursions, please visit "This Week at Hilton Pond" at the following links:
22-28 Feb
2009
(5-year Summary)
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PLUS

See a write-up about the 2006 trip in the
May/June 2006 Costa Rica Outdoors magazine

All text & photos © Hilton Pond Center

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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 Bill Hilton Jr., aka The Piedmont Naturalist, it is the parent organization for Operation RubyThroat. Contents of this Web site--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 Web site, contact the Webmaster.