Major Hummingbird News

Each month The Citizen Scientist carries a highly condensed version of Bill Hilton Jr.'s "This Week at Hilton Pond." The TCS version is a mere sampler of Hilton's outstanding writing and nature photography.

Hilton has been banding ruby-throated hummingbirds for 25 years, and recently he experienced the most significant event in all those years.

Rather than disclose that event here, you can read a brief introduction in this month's installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond." The full details are in Hummingbird Jubilation, Tinged with Sadness.

All of Hilton's columns are citizen scientist stories well worth reading, but this one is especially special.

Forrest M. Mims III