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

- Established 1982: Now In Our 33rd 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 NatureNet, 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
Current Installment #611 2014 Bird Banding Results: Where ARE The Birds? (22-31 December 2014) Last Week's Installment: 24th Annual York/Rock Hill (SC) Christmas Bird Count Previous Week's Installment: Costa Rica Report (Pending) Subscribe for free by sending an e-mail message to: thisweek@hiltonpond.org INDEX to all 500-plus installments of "This Week at Hilton Pond" Click on image at right for live Web cam of Hilton Pond, plus daily weather summary		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 right)		ENJOYING NATURE: Keep your sugar water feeders fresh for western vagrants in the eastern U.S.
	Hilton Pond Center reaches 32nd anniversary & milestone of 60,800 birds banded since 1982 (including 5,000+ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds)
Operation RubyThroat T-shirts still available.	Now scheduling Guided Field Trips for 2014 & beyond for students & adults at Hilton Pond Center
Hilton Pond Web site lauded for education excellence:	Dr. Bill Hilton Jr. named one of 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover magazine; receives honorary doctorate in science from Newberry College
This Week at Hilton Pond is part of the	CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VISIT OUR NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
JOIN OPERATION RUBYTHROAT FOR 2015-16 HUMMINGBIRD EXPEDITIONS TO THE NEOTROPICS. Multi-trip discounts are available as we move northward in Central America, following Ruby-throated Hummingbirds while they prepare for and embark on spring migration. Information, maps, pricing, and day-by-day itineraries for additional trips are linked from: Follow The Hummingbirds North.

TO DO GOOD WORK, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History depends entirely on outside funding to support its research, education & conservation programs such as this Web site and Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project PLEASE SUPPORT OUR WORK BY CLICKING ON A LOGO AT RIGHT	Use Network for Good to make an on-line credit card gift to 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 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.