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Fall 1998 Migration at Kennesaw Mountain

The fall season begins in the early July with the arrival of the first migrants around the 4th of the month. The first arrivals are usually Black-and-White Warbler, Northern Parula and Black-throated Green Warbler. The migration slowly builds over the next few weeks as Cerulean and Worm-eating Warblers begin to pass through. By the end of the first week of August, Prairie and Hooded Warblers are making an appearance. The migration picks up in late August and into September, peaking towards the middle of the month. The last weeks of September and the first week of October are still excellent for Neo-tropical migrants. With the arrival of the Yellow-rumped Warbler in early October we start to see migration come to an end. By the middle of October we sometimes experience one or two of the later, rarer species and the arrival of our wintering species. In late October the migration is over. Fall migration last much longer than spring, and it is always a challenge identifying fall warblers and to find unusual surprises such as Short-eared Owl, Virginia's Warbler,  Black-throated Gray Warbler, or  MacGillivray's Warbler!

 

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.

 

Click here for a copy of the current early and late dates for Fall migrants: Kennesaw Fall Dates

A listing of the four letter Band Codes used in the daily reports can be obtained by clicking here: Kennesaw Band Codes

Take this link to view the summary report for the fall season compiled by Giff Beaton;  KMT Fall Summary for 2005  to see the totals and high counts from the last fall season.   To see reports for other seasons, visit the summary reports page by following the link; KMT Summary Reports.

 

               Black-billed Cuckoo photographed at Kennesaw Mountain on 5/7/2004 by Bob Zaremba, a rare fall migrant at Kennesaw Mountain      

Fall 1998

 

 Migration Data

Click on a date for complete report for that day. A BOLD name indicates first of the season.

Date Highlights

Total Species of Warbler
 

JULY

  
7/10   Northern Parula, Black-throated Green 2
7/11   Black-and-white, Hooded, Cerulean 5
7/17   Northern Parula 2
7/18   Black-throated Green, Northern Parula 2
7/19   Black-throated Green 1
7/20   Northern Parula 1
7/21   Northern Parula, Black-and-white 2
7/25   Orchard Oriole, Broad-winged Hawk 2
7/26   American Redstart 4
7/27   Prairie, Cerulean 4
 

AUGUST

  
8/1 No Report 0
8/2 Cerulean, Black-and-white 2
8/3 No Report 0
8/4 Black-and-white, Prairie 4
8/5 Canada, American Redstart 5
8/6 Northern Parula 2
8/7 Cerulean, Prairie 6
8/8 Worm-eating, American Redstart 3
8/9 American Redstart 1
8/10 Hooded, Prairie 5
8/11 Cerulean, Worm-eating 5
8/12 Blackburnian, Cerulean, Canada 8
8/13 Chestnut-sided, Kentucky, Cerulean, Blackburnian 10
8/14 Hooded, Worm-eating 3
8/15 Worm-eating, Cerulean 8
8/16 No Report 0
8/17 Cerulean, Hooded, Prairie 8
8/18 Prairie, Hooded, House Wren 4
8/19 Worm-eating, Chestnut-sided, Cerulean 9
8/20 No Report 0
8/21 Blue-winged, Yellow, Cerulean 9
8/22 Golden-winged, Tennessee 15
8/23 No Report 0
8/24 Chestnut-sided, Cerulean, Worm-eating 8
8/25 Canada, Cerulean 8
8/26 Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Cerulean 8
8/27 Ovenbird, Cerulean 10
8/28 Olive-sided Flycatcher 10
8/29 Yellow-throated, Golden-winged, Cerulean, Canada 16
8/30 Swainson's Thrush, Cerulean, Golden-winged 16
8/31 Ovenbird, Hooded, Cerulean 12
 

SEPTEMBER

  
9/01 Veery, Worm-eating, Cerulean 9
9/02 Blue-winged, Golden-winged 12
9/03 No Report 0
9/04 Nashville, Canada, Golden-winged 15
9/05 Mourning, Blackpoll 19
9/06 Mourning, Nashville, Blue-winged 19
9/07 Cerulean, Worm-eating 12
9/08 Cerulean 9
9/09 Philadelphia Vireo, Canada, Worm-eating 16
9/10 Yellow-throated, Cerulean 14
9/11 Cerulean, Worm-eating 14
9/12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12
9/13 Cerulean, Blue-winged, Golden-winged 12
9/14 Bay-breasted, Solitary Sandpiper, Nashville 14
9/15 Bank Swallow 10
9/16 Philadelphia Vireo 10
9/17 Nashville, Worm-eating, Cerulean 13
9/18 Golden-winged, Worm-eating, Cerulean 13
9/19 Yellow, Nashville 14
9/20 Wilson's Warbler 16
9/21 Winter Wren, Warbling Vireo, Bobolink 16
9/22 Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Nashville, Wilson's, Canada 21
9/23 Canada, Blue-winged, Golden-winged 18
9/24 Blue-winged, Broad-winged Hawk 16
9/25 Prairie, Ovenbird, Philadelphia Vireo 13
9/26 American Redstart, Blue-winged, Worm-eating 11
9/27 Golden-winged, Merlin, Gray-cheeked Thrush 12
9/28 No Report 0
9/29 No Report 0
9/30 Yellow-rumped, Merlin 10
 

OCTOBER 

  
10/01 Black-billed Cuckoo 14
10/02 Hermit Thrush, American Kestrel 10
10/03 Dark-eyed Junco, Common Nighthawk 11
10/04 Blackpoll, Golden-winged 10
10/05 Yellow-throated (albilora) 11
10/06 Ovenbird, Magnolia 5
10/07 No report 0
10/08 Bay-breasted, Yellow-throated 11
10/09 Short-eared Owl!!! 13
10/10 No report 0
10/11 Killdeer, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
10/12 Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow 8
10/13 Blackpoll, Northern Parula 8
10/14 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Golden-crowned Kinglet 7
10/15 Merlin, Barn Swallow 3
10/16 Pine Siskin, Bay-breasted, Palm, Hooded 7
10/17 Hermit Thrush, Bay-breasted 7
10/18 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Bay-breasted, Hooded 6

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