Bill Hilton Jr., executive director of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, is one of only about 75 persons authorized to capture and band Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris). His famous "Hummingbird Mornings" presentations have delighted 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!

Check locations below for dates and times. Admission fees vary with the site. Door prizes may be awarded. All proceeds go to support the work of Hilton Pond Center and any non-profit organization that is hosting the event.

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Admission: $6 per person for all weekend events, $3 for Friday lecture only; one-day admission $3 for children ages 5-12, $5 for adults 13-up.

OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS:
Hummingbird games and crafts for kids; information booths on hummingbird gardening, feeder care, and hummingbird biology; shade grown coffee tastings, interactive displays; hummingbird photography booth; interpretive programs on native Kentucky wildlife.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15

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.

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Free admission to programs; advance registration requested. Participants are invited to visit the store before or after.

Refreshments for sale benefit local Boy Scouts.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15

DIRECTIONS TO STORE:
From I-95 (either north or south), take Exit 130-B, State Route 3-West. Once on Route 3, at the first stop light is the sign for Central Park shopping center. Go into the shopping center about 1/2 mile. On the right, look for signs for Office Depot and Eddie Bauer; you also will see the Wild Bird Center sign. Wild Bird Center is next to Eddie Bauer. Call the store if you need other directions.

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Free admission to the nature preserve if you mention you're attending "Hummingbird Mornings"; participants an invited to visit the Chirp n' Chatter store following either program.

Operation RubyThroat T-shirts will be available for $15

DIRECTIONS TO McDOWELL PARK:

From Charlotte, take I-77 south and take Exit 90 (west), turning right onto Carowinds Boulevard. After about three miles, turn left on N.C. 49 (York Road) and continue four about four miles. Look for signs to the nature preserve on the right. Tell the person at the Guard Shack that you are there for "Hummingbird Mornings" and follow the signs to the Picnic Shelter. (If traveling from the south, the park is about two miles north of Buster Boyd Bridge.)

DIRECTIONS TO CHIRP N' CHATTER STORE:
From I-77 (either north or south) take Exit 85, turning west onto SC 160 (Steele Creek Road). After about three miles on SC 160, look for Crossroads Plaza shopping center on the right.

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