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Warbler Fall arrival dates ;

  1. Black-and-white - 7/22

  2. Northern Parula - 7/22

  3. Black-throated Green - 7/22

  4. Hooded - 7/22

  5. Pine - 7/28

  6. Cerulean - 8/5

  7. Prairie - 8/5

  8. American Redstart - 8/16

  9. Blackburnian - 8/16

  10. Worm-eating - 8/16

  11. Blue-winged - 8/16

  12. Yellow - 8/16

  13. Chestnut-sided - 8/19

  14. Canada - 8/13

  15. Yellow-breasted Chat - 8/20

  16. Nashville - 8/29

  17. Tennessee - 8/30

  18. Black-throated Blue - 8/30

  19. Kentucky - 8/30

  20. Magnolia - 8/27

  21. Common Yellowthroat - 9/03

  22. Cape May - 9/07

  23. Blackpoll - 9/07

  24. Golden-winged - 9/10

  25. Yellow-throated - 9/12

  26. Ovenbird - 9/13

  27. Bay-breasted - 9/16

  28. Orange-crowned - 9/22

   

Fall 2007 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,  Black-throated Gray Warbler, or lMacGillivray's Warbler!

 

Birds of Kennesaw Mountain Now Available!!!! 
 

Giff Beaton's complete annotated checklist is now available.  It is a very valuable tool  and contains the most complete data on the birds of Kennesaw Mountain.  It can be purchased at http://www.gos.org/publications.html. You can get the latest updates to the book  by clicking on the book cover in the left margin.

HOTLINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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: Kennesaw Band Codes

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 the last fall season.   To see reports for other seasons, visit the summary reports page by following the link; KMT Summary Reports.

 

                    

               Worm-eating Warbler photographed at Kennesaw Mountain on 9/15/2007 by Bob Zaremba, a  fall migrant at Kennesaw Mountain      

Fall 2007 Migration Data

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

 

Date Highlights

Total Species of Warbler

  

Total number of individual birds

 
 

JULY

    
7/22 Northern Parula, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green, Hooded 4 6
 

AUGUST

    
8/5 Cerulean, Prairie, Black-and-white 3 4
8/16 Blue-winged, Worm-eating, American Redstart, Yellow, Blackburnian, Cerulean 12 26
8/17 No report    
8/18 No report    
8/19 Chestnut-sided, Bank Swallow, Yellow, Hooded 8 13
8/20 Yellow-breasted Chat (DOR), Cerulean, Chestnut-sided 8 14
8/21 Cerulean, Northern Parula, Prairie, Chestnut-sided 9 17
8/22 Cerulean, Chestnut-sided, Hooded 7 11
8/23 Canada, Cerulean, Blackburnian 12 20
8/24 Nashville, Cerulean, Black-throated Green 9 24
8/25 Hooded, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green 4 7
8/26 Cerulean, Canada, Northern Parula 9 24
8/27 No report    
8/28 Olive-sided Flycatcher, Chestnut-sided, Hooded 5 14
8/29 Cerulean, Worm-eating, Prairie 6 9
8/30 Tennessee, Black-throated Blue, Kentucky, Cerulean 9 14
8/31 Magnolia, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Black-throated Blue 11 29
 

SEPTEMBER

    
9/01 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Tennessee, Baltimore Oriole 11 36
9/02 Cerulean, Chestnut-sided, Worm-eating 6 11
9/03 Common Yellowthroat, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Blue-winged 13 25
9/04 Canada, Tennessee, Worm-eating 8 21
9/05 Veery, Cerulean, Chestnut-sided, Worm-eating 9 18
9/06 Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Hooded 4 6
9/07 Cape May, Blackpoll, Blackburnian, Tennessee 11 32
9/08 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Cerulean, Blackburnian 8 22
9/09 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian 8 14
9/10 Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Canada 17 61
9/11 Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Blackburnian 8 18
9/12 Yellow-throated Warbler, Blackburnian, Nashville, Blue-winged 15 74
9/13 Black-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ovenbird Tennessee, Common Yellowthroat 12 77
9/14 Peregrine Falcon, Blackburnian, Baltimore Oriole 11 33
9/15 Gray-cheeked Thrush, Great Blue Heron, Orchard Oriole, Blue-winged, Blackburnian 12 63
9/16 Bay-breasted, Broad-winged Hawk, Blackburnian, Blue-winged 15 57
9/17 Black-and-white, Chestnut-sided, American Redstart 5 12
9/18 Ovenbird, Prairie, Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 23
9/19 Magnolia, Blackburnian, Worm-eating 9 22
9/20 No Report    
9/21 Missing Report    
9/22 Orange-crowned, Bay-breasted, Nashville, American Redstart 11 33
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