Hilton Pond 10/22/09

[Bill Hilton Jr. (RESEARCH)]

"This Week at Hilton Pond" we were admiring all the fall color when a  
swarm of insects began rising from the ground just outside our office  
window. Upon further examination--and the use of our olfactory nerves--
we determined they were a distinctive species of flying ants just  
beginning their fall mating flight. For some close-up looks at the  
prospective mates, please see our current photo essay for 22-31  
October 2009 at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek091022.html

Don't forget to scroll down for a surprisingly diverse list of all  
birds banded and recaptured this week and a note about fall migrants.

Happy Autumn Nature Watching!

BILL

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RESEARCH PROGRAM
c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
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Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net):
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org

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