Worn-eating Warbler by Bob Zaremba

05/01/08

 
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Warbler 2008  arrival dates ;

  1. Pine (3/22)

  2. Yellow-rumped (3/22)

  3. Yellow-throated (3/22)

  4. Black-and-White (4/6)

  5. Palm (4/6)

  6. Prairie (4/6)

  7. Black-throated Green (4/6)

  8. Hooded (4/6)

  9. Worm-eating (4/7)

  10. Ovenbird (4/8)

  11. Northern Parula (4/9)

  12. Cerulean (4/12)

  13. Blackburnian (4/12)

  14. Yellow (4/14)

  15. Black-throated Blue (4/14)

  16. Canada (4/16)

  17. Cape May (4/17)

  18. Kentucky (4/17)

  19. Blackpoll (4/18)

  20. Chestnut-sided (4/19)

  21. Golden-winged (4/20)

  22. Tennessee (4/20)

  23. Nashville (4/20)

  24. American Redstart (4/20)

  25. Blue-winged (4/21)

  26. Prothonotary (4/22)

  27. Bay-breasted (4/26)

  28. Magnolia (4/28)

  29. Northern Waterthrush (4/30)

 

Everyone knows that we rarely get full frame views of warblers in the field. Here is a collection of images that are more realistic! All these images were taken at Kennesaw Mountain.

  Spring Migration - 2008

The spring season begins in the middle of March with the arrival of the first migrants around the 14th of the month. The first arrivals are usually Black-and-White Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The migration slowly builds over the next few weeks and by the end of the first week of April, Prairie and Hooded Warblers are making an appearance. The migration picks up in mid-April and peaks towards the end of the month. The last week of April and the first week of May are excellent for Neo-tropical migrants. By the middle of May, the migration slows and we sometimes experience one or two of the later, rarer species such as Connecticut Warbler or Warbling Vireo but by late May the migration is over. While the migration does not last as long as the fall, the number of birds and the ability to see them up close in breeding plumages makes this one of the best seasons.

 

A listing of spring early arrival and late departure dates can be found at Spring Date 

For a listing of the banding codes used in the report please click here; banding codes listing

Giff Beaton's "Birds of Kennesaw Mountain, An Annotated Checklist" gives complete historical data for all birds seen at Kennesaw Mountain.  You can click on the book image for the most recent updates.

                                             

 

Spring is finally here!!!  Go out and see some birds!

Spring 2008 Migration Data

Click on a date for complete report for that day. A BOLD name indicates first of the season or peak counts for the season.   Highlighted species are links to annotated species information as well, where available.

Date Highlights Species of Warbler  

Total number of individual birds

 
 

MARCH

    
3/22 Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-rumped, Pine 3 16
3/23 No report    
3/24 No report    
3/25 No report    
3/26 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 2
3/27 No report    
3/29 No report    
3/30 No report    
3/31 No report    
  APRIL    
4/01 No report    
4/02 No report    
4/03 No report    
4/04 No report    
4/05 No report    
4/06 Prairie, Palm, Hooded, Black-throated Green, Black-and-White,  Summer Tanager 8 30
4/07 Worm-eating, Yellow-throated, Black-and-white 8 35
4/08 Ovenbird, Hooded, Prairie 7 24
4/09 Northern Parula, Hooded, Black-throated Green 8 42
4/10 No report    
4/11 Hooded, Northern Parula, Scarlet Tanager, Red-eyed Vireo, Pine Siskin 7 47
4/12 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Great Crested Flycatcher, Wood Thrush, Broad-winged Hawk (dark phase) 10 47
4/13 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Worm-eating, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting 12 71
4/14 Yellow, Black-throated Blue, Cerulean, Pine siskin 12 51
4/15 No Report    
4/16 Canada, Eastern Kingbird, Cerulean, Blackburnian 12 66
4/17 Cape May, Kentucky, Cerulean, Blackburnan 15 72
4/18 Blackpoll, Cerulean, Blackburnian 14 103
4/19 Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Veery 16 100
4/20 Golden-winged, Tennessee, Nashville, American Redstart 22 147
4/21 Blue-winged, Swainson's Thrush 19 147
4/22 Prothonotary, Cerulean, Nashville, Blackpoll 17 147
4/23 Chimney Swift, Cerulean, Blue-winged, Yellow 17 112
4/24 Tennessee, Cerulean, Blackpoll, Blackburnian, Nashville 21 91
4/25 Blue-winged, Tennessee, Yellow, Cerulean 20 112
4/26 Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Eastern Wood Pewee 15 82
4/27 Cape May, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Yellow-billed Cuckoo 18 104
4/28 Magnolia, Blackburnian, Cape May, Blackpoll 18 119
4/29 Magnolia, Blackpoll, Cape May, Ovenbird 19 105
4/30 Northern Waterthrush, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Nashville 23 194
                                       MAY    
5/1 Blackburnian, Magnolia, Blue-winged, Canada 21 112
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Key to photos;

Cerulean, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Cape May, Golden-winged, Blackpoll, Hooded, Worm-eating, Ovenbird, Palm

Credits: All photos taken by Bob Zaremba except Black-throated Blue image by Pierre Howard.

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