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Today's Travel News
Monday, September 28, 2009
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Hummingbirds Create Buzz on Outer Banks
At the Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, set for November 3-8, 2009, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, one of the participants will attempt a practically impossible feat: catching and banding the smallest of all bird species - the friendly, but swiftly illusive hummingbird.
Hummingbird researcher Susan Campbell, a licensed bander, will lead two two-hour programs during the festival, both aimed at demonstrating techniques for capturing and banding hummingbirds. The program also will provide useful tips on attracting hummingbirds. Once thought to migrate out of the area in late summer, it is now known that the smallest of all migratory birds can often be found winter-long along the Outer Banks. And a number of species of the iridescent bird have been identified in the area. After meeting at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, the program group will visit a Manteo residence that hosts numerous hummingbirds throughout the year. ...More
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