03/26/08

Kennesaw Mountain Summary Reports

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park has always been known to have excellent birding habitat. But as the mountain itself has been birded more carefully in the past 10 years, it has been "discovered" to be the rich migrant stopover it is. While the mountain has always enjoyed the reputation of being the best Atlanta location for observing fall raptor migration movements, we now know that the tree lines up and down the paved road to the summit can yield an exciting passerine display. The road is open for foot-travel only on weekends, but may be driven during the week. The pedestrian mode is the only recommended mode for birding. This site has yielded a single-observer single-day count of 31 warbler species menu.

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.

The following collection of summary reports may be useful when determining the best time to visit. The general reports are useful for deciphering the four letter band codes used in the Summary Reports and the Daily reports.  I have also included a printable version of the Kennesaw Mountain Bird Checklist to keep track of your sightings. These are also available at the Visitor Center at the park.

All data is considered to be proprietary and covered under copyright laws.  Any use of this data must be under the expressly written consent of the owner.