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Warbler arrival dates ;

  1. Cerulean (7/26)

  2. Blackburnian (7/26)

  3. Black-and-White (7/26)

  4. Hooded (7/28)

  5. Black-throated Green (7/28)

  6. Prairie (7/31)

  7. Kentucky (7/31)

  8. Pine (7/31)

  9. American Redstart (7/31)

  10. Worm-eating (8/1)

  11. Yellow-throated (8/2)

  12. Blue-winged (8/9)

  13. Northern Parula (8/12)

  14. Yellow-breasted Chat (8/14)

  15. Chestnut-sided (8/23)

  16. Canada (8/24)

  17. Tennessee (8/24)

  18. Wilson's (8/29)

  19. Bay-breasted (9/1)

  20. Golden-winged (9/3)

  21. Mourning (9/4)

  22. MacGillivray's (9/4)

  23. Black-throated Blue (9/4)

  24. Magnolia (9/4)

  25. Yellow (9/8)

  26. Cape May (9/9)

  27. Nashville (9/11)

  28. Ovenbird (9/17)

  29. Yellow-rumped (10/12)

  30. Orange-crowned (10/14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Season has come to an end.  See you in March!!!

 Take this link to view the summary report for the fall season compiled by Giff Beaton;  KMT Fall Summary for 2005  to see the totals and high counts from this fall season.

 RARE BIRD ALERT:  MacGillivray's Warbler was seen on 9/4/2005 near the saddle road.  The bird was found by Giff Beaton and seen by many observers.  Take this link to the MacGillivray's Warbler page for photo and additional information.

 

Fall 2005 Migration at Kennesaw Mountain

The fall season begins in the early July with the arrival of the first migrants around the 4th of the month. The first arrivals are usually Black-and-White Warbler, Northern Parula and Black-throated Green Warbler. The migration slowly builds over the next few weeks as Cerulean and Worm-eating Warblers begin to pass through. By the end of the first week of August, Prairie and Hooded Warblers are making an appearance. The migration picks up in late August and into September, peaking towards the middle of the month. The last weeks of September and the first week of October are still excellent for Neo-tropical migrants. With the arrival of the Yellow-rumped Warbler in early October we start to see migration come to an end. By the middle of October we sometimes experience one or two of the later, rarer species and the arrival of our wintering species. In late October the migration is over. Fall migration last much longer than spring, and it is always a challenge identifying fall warblers and to find unusual surprises such as Short-eared Owl, Virginia's Warbler or  Black-throated Gray Warbler!

Click here for a copy of the current early and late dates for Fall migrants: Kennesaw Fall Dates

A listing of the four letter Band Codes used in the daily reports can be obtained by clicking here: Kennesaw Band Codes

                          Black-billed Cuckoo photographed at Kennesaw Mountain on 5/7/2004 by Bob Zaremba     

Fall 2005 Migration Data

Click on a date for complete report for that day. A BOLD name indicates first of the season.

Click on a highlighted species to view additional information on that species including photographs.

Date Highlights Species of Warbler  

Total number of individual birds

 
               JULY    
7/14 Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager 0 0
7/26 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Black-and-White 3 5
7/27 No Report    
7/28 Black-throated Green, Hooded, Cerulean 3 3
7/29 Barn Swallow, Summer Tanager 0 0
7/30 American Redstart, Cerulean, Blackburnian 7 13
7/31 Prairie, Kentucky, Purple Martin, Cerulean (11) 9 33
                AUGUST    
8/1 Worm-eating, Wood Thrush, Cerulean, Hooded 4 8
8/2 Yellow-throated, Hooded, American Redstart 5 12
8/3 Black-and-White, Hooded 2 4
8/4 Cerulean, Prairie, Worm-eating 6 8
8/5 Prairie, Hooded 2 7
8/6 No Report    
8/7 No Report    
8/8 Kentucky, American Redstart, Hooded 6 12
8/9 Blue-winged, Cerulean, American Redstart 4 11
8/10 Blackburnian, Cerulean, Worm-eating 8 22
8/11 Cerulean, American Redstart 2 3
8/12 Cerulean, Northern Parula, Hooded 5 10
8/13 Cerulean, Northern Parula, Hooded 5 7
8/14 Yellow-breasted Chat, Cerulean, Blue-winged 10 26
8/15 Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided 5 5
8/16 Cerulean, Worm-eating, Hooded 6 14
8/17 Cerulean, Hooded, Black-and-White 3 4
8/18 Hooded!!!!  Woohoo! 1 3
8/19 Black-throated Green, Hooded, Black-and-White 3 7
8/20 No Report    
8/21 Black-throated Green, Hooded  2 4
8/22 Blue-winged, Worm-eating 4 6
8/23 Chestnut-sided, Hooded 4 9
8/24 Canada, Tennessee, Blue-winged 5 12
8/25 Blue-winged, Northern Parula 4 5
8/26 Cerulean, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 9 25
8/27 Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, Hooded 5 10
8/28 Cerulean, Worm-eating, Hooded 8 19
8/29 Wilson's, Eastern Wood-pewee, Cerulean, Yellow-throated 13 21
8/30 No Report    
8/31 Northern Parula, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided 8 28
                      SEPTEMBER    
9/01 Bay-breasted, Swainson's Thrush, Veery 10 18
9/02 Baltimore Oriole, Canada, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 7 25
9/03 Golden-winged, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided 8 20
9/04 MacGillivray's, Mourning, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia, Wilson's, Cerulean, Canada 21 40
9/05 Wilson's, Canada, Golden-winged, Tennessee 12 22
9/06 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Wilson's, Baltimore Oriole 7 10
9/07 Cerulean, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 13 53
9/08 Yellow, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Blackburnian 14 44
9/09 Cape May, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12 65
9/10 Tennessee, American Redstart, Yellow-breasted Chat 7 12
9/11 Nashville, Black-billed_Cuckoo, Wilson's, Golden-winged, Blue-winged 15 37
9/12 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted 12 34
9/13 Mourning, Nashville, Blackburnian 13 63
9/14 Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Blackburnian, Yellow-breasted Chat 15 61
9/15 Blue-winged, Canada, Blackburnian 12 53
9/16 Hooded Merganser, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Nashville, Bay-breasted 15 48
9/17 Ovenbird, Philadelphia Vireo, Nashville, Golden-winged 17 55
9/18 Black-billed Cuckoo, Philadelphia Vireo, Nashville, Golden-winged 13 45
9/19 Northern Harrier, Philadelphia Vireo, Chestnut-sided 8 43
9/20 Tennessee, Blackburnian 9 48
9/21 Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted 13 51
9/22 Warbling Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Golden-winged 12 91
9/23 Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Gray-cheeked Thrush 15 41
9/24 Warbling Vireo, Nashville, Blackburnian, Northern Harrier 12  65
9/25 Merlin, Nashville, Magnolia 8 28
9/26 Gray-cheeked Thrush, Philadelphia Vireo 8 10
9/27 Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Gray-cheeked Thrush 12 74
9/28 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-winged, Magnolia 14 77
9/29 Golden-winged, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted 15 119
9/30 Blue-winged, Bay-breasted, Tennessee 10 95
                      OCTOBER     
10/01 Cape May, American Redstart, Philadelphia Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher 13 74
10/02 Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia 9 49
10/03 NO REPORT    
10/04 Prairie, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia 9 27
10/05 Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia 7 10
10/06 NO REPORT    
10/07 NO REPORT    
10/08 Blackburnian, Magnolia 6 13
10/09 NO REPORT    
10/10 Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted 7 53
10/11 NO REPORT    
10/12 Yellow-rumped, Broad-winged Hawk 13 71
10/13 Yellow-rumped, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 11 47
10/14 Orange-crowned, Winter Wren 11 93
10/15 White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco 8 26
10/16 Hermit Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet, "Audubon's" Warbler 7 19
10/17 Song Sparrow, Magnolia, Scarlet Tanager 7 13
10/18 NO REPORT    
10/19 Black-throated Green, Gray Catbird 2 2
10/20 NO REPORT    
10/21 Chimney Swift, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 0
10/22 Chipping Sparrow, Nashville, Black-throated Blue 7 26
10/23 Brown Creeper, Nashville, Bay-breasted 7 30
10/24 Black-throated Blue, Tennessee 3 4
10/25 NO REPORT    
10/26 NO REPORT    
10/27 NO REPORT    
10/28 NO REPORT    
10/29 NO REPORT    
10/30 Tennessee, Black-throated Blue, Gray Catbird 4 6
10/31 NO REPORT    
11/04 Magnolia, Orange-crowned 2 2

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