Kennesaw Mountain Report 4/3/2004 0705-0940 48F-56F Clear, sunny, and cool. Winds WNW 5-10 kts. Obs: G Beaton, M Davis, B Prather, P Howard, A Kinser, R Hester, C Hughes, M Hodges, +10 TUVU 2 RTHA 1 AMKE 1 F YBSA 1 EAPH 1 BHVI 2 WBNU 3 BHNU 1 WIWR 1 GCKI 1 RCKI 7 BGGN 8 HETH 2 CEDW 16 YRWA 39 BTNW 20 19m 1f (Good high count for this early in April, see notes below) PIWA 5m BAWW 5m CHSP 3 WTSP 2 DEJU 4 BHCO 3 PUFI 25 8m 17f up in Winged Oak tops feeding on seeds near saddle and top stairs AMGO 17 Also seen were Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) Birds are starting to hit the mountain now, as was evident by the season high number of BGGN, BAWW and BTNW thus far this spring. Although not a record high number, 20 BTNW is a very high number for the first week of April. We normally do not get large numbers until later in the month as you can see from the following data on BTNW (per G. Beaton, unpublished manuscript) Daily High Count: 36 (27 Apr 2003), 35 (5 May 1997), 34 (30 Apr 2000), 33 (2 May 1999) Later, Bob Zaremba Marietta, GA ------=_NextPart_000_0282_01C41A7F.36E4A760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Kennesaw Mountain Report 4/3/2004

0705-0940  = 48F-56F =20 Clear, sunny, and cool. Winds WNW 5-10 kts.

Obs: G Beaton, M = Davis, B=20 Prather, P Howard, A Kinser, R Hester, C Hughes, M Hodges, = +10

TUVU=20 2
RTHA 1
AMKE 1 F
YBSA 1
EAPH 1
BHVI 2
WBNU 3
BHNU 1
WIWR 1
GCKI=20 1 
RCKI 7
BGGN 8
HETH 2 
CEDW 16
YRWA 39
BTNW 20 19m 1f    (Good high = count for=20 this early in April, see notes below)
PIWA 5m
BAWW 5m
CHSP = 3
WTSP=20 2
DEJU 4
BHCO 3
PUFI 25 8m 17f  up in Winged Oak tops = feeding=20 on seeds near saddle and top stairs
AMGO 17
 
Also seen were
Common Baskettail (Epitheca = cynosura)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis=20 cecrops)
 
Birds are starting to hit the mountain = now, =20 as was evident by the season high number of BGGN, BAWW and BTNW thus far = this=20 spring. 
Although not a record high number, 20 = BTNW is a=20 very high number for the first week of April.  We normally do not = get large=20 numbers
until later in the month as you can see = from the=20 following data on BTNW (per G. Beaton, unpublished = manuscript)

Daily High Count: 36 (27 Apr = 2003), 35 (5=20 May 1997), 34 (30 Apr 2000), 33 (2 May 1999)

 

 

Later,

 

Bob=20 Zaremba

Marietta, =20 GA



 
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