From: "Kevin Danchisen" To: "Bob Zaremba" Subject: KMT 9/29/02 Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:16 AM Kennesaw Mountain Report 9/29/02 7:15-10:00 68-74F mostly cloudy, winds N-NE 5-10 Obs: P Howard, B& D Zaremba, M Hodges + group SSHA 1 RTHA 3 BWHA 1 CHSW 37 EAWP 4 Emp sp 1 BHVI 2 WEVI 1 REVI 4 WBNU 2 SWTH 11 GCTH 1 WOTH 5 VEER 2 GRCA 3 BWWA 1 GWWA 1 TEWA 21 CSWA 5 MAWA 9 BTNW 4 2m, 2f BLBW 4 2m, 2f PIWA 3 PRAW 1m BAWW 4 1m, 1f, 1if, 1unk AMRE 23 3m, 20 unk WEWA 1 HOWA 5 COYE 1 14 species of warbler SUTA 4 SCTA 5 RBGR 11 Nocturnal Thrush Count 05:00 - 07:15 68 - 71, Winds N-NE 5-8 Clear night, turning clouds B&D Zaremba VEER 40 GCTH 20 SWTH 146 WOTH 23 Other calls/chips 62 GHOW 3 (1 at the lower parking lot and 2 at the saddle) Good day overall, alot of bird activity at day break but the wind picked up at that time and birds disappeared. Several observers noted interesting behavior among a group of 3 RTHA. One immature bird was carrying what appeared to be a stick. An adult dove on the bird and the stick fell. That bird (or another) dropped in to a tree and broke off another stick and flew up again. Once again, the bird was pursued by an adult bird. Territorial behavior or just a couple of birds horsing around? If anyone is interested, Bill Evans and Michael O'Brien's interactive CD; Flight Calls of Migratory Birds, is now available. The CD is awesome and contains all the nocturnal thrush calls as well as the other Eastern North American Landbirds. The CD can be purchased at http://www.oldbird.org/fcmbirds.htm It is possible, by listening to their night flight calls, to have the enthralling experience of hearing hundreds of birds passing per hour at peak migration times. Indeed, in the Eastern United States, one might hear more Gray-cheeked thrush calls in one hour than one has seen in a lifetime. (BE) BZ.