Kennesaw Mountain Report 5/11/2005 0615-1005 60F-68F Clear and sunny. Winds NE 5-8 kts. Obs: G Beaton, P Howard, M Oberle, C Skelton, D Zaremba OSPR 1 5th one this spring, new late date by 3 days, only 8 previous spring records total CHSW 2 RTHU 2 EAWP 6 WEVI 2 YTVI 3 REVI 23 RBNU 1 WBNU 1 BGGN 5 VEER 2 SWTH 7 WOTH 9 GRCA 3 CEDW 2+ TEWA 1m CSWA 3m MAWA 6 5m 1f BTNW 14 12m 2f BLBW 4 3m 1f PIWA 4m BBWA 2 1m 1f BLPW 6 5m 1f BAWW 1f AMRE 6 3m 2f 1im OVEN 4 NOWA 1 1st spring record, 5th overall, all have been big open area (where this one was, 40' up in a tree) or higher at KMT CONW 1m heard singing at 0630 at saddle (GB, DZ) and then again at the summit at 0945 (CS) 8th spring record HOWA 6 4m 2chip 14 species of warblers SUTA 8 5m 1f 2call SCTA 6 2f 4call PH spotted a female carrying nesting material near the first big curve at the bottom, 1st direct evidence of nesting at KMT WTSP 2 RBGR 4call INBU 13 7m 4f 2call PISI 1 new late date by 1 day AMGO 2 Predawn Thrush Count (0500-0615, GB, MO, DZ) YBCU 1 CWWI 1 VEER 19 GCTH 17 new high count for a spring nocturnal count SWTH 412 WOTH 11 Hopefully the CONW will stick around. Giff