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Fall 1999 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 1999 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

  
7/04   Cliff Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
7/05   Purple Martin, Scarlet Tanager 1
7/06   Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager 1
7/16   Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Black-and-white 4
7/20   Cerulean, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green 3
7/29   American Redstart, Kentucky, Hooded, Cerulean 8
 

AUGUST

  
8/1 Black-and-white, Summer Tanager 1
8/2 No Report 0
8/3 Prairie, Worm-eating, Yellow-throated 8
8/4 Yellow-throated, Cerulean 6
8/5 Cerulean 3
8/6 Cerulean 7
8/7 Chestnut-sided, Cerulean 8
8/8 Worm-eating, Cerulean 6
8/9 Chestnut-sided, American Redstart 6
8/10 No report 0
8/11 No Report 0
8/12 Yellow, Cerulean, Worm-eating, Hooded 10
8/13 Canada, Cerulean, Blackburnian 11
8/14 Blue-winged, Cerulean, Hooded 7
8/15 Worm-eating 4
8/16 Yellow-throated, Worm-eating 6
8/17 Cerulean, American Redstart 7
8/18 No Report 0
8/19 Worm-eating, Ovenbird 8
8/20 Cerulean, Blue-winged, Yellow 12
8/21 Blue-winged, Baltimore Oriole 8
8/22 Eastern Wood-Pewee 10
8/23 Tennessee, Cerulean 9
8/24 No report 0
8/25 No report 0
8/26 Golden-winged 12
8/27 Magnolia, Cerulean, Blue-winged 14
8/28 Wilson's, Alder Flycatcher 13
8/29 Golden-winged, Alder Flycatcher 13
8/30 Cerulean, Golden-winged 12
8/31 No report 0
 

SEPTEMBER

  
9/01 Nashville, Cliff Swallow 13
9/02 Least Flycatcher, Blue-winged, Golden-winged 14
9/03 Black-throated Blue, Blue-winged, Cerulean 12
9/04 Golden-winged, Baltimore Oriole 11
9/05 Philadelphia Vireo, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Cerulean 14
9/06 Bay-breasted, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cerulean 14
9/07 Swainson's Thrush 15
9/08 Warbling Vireo, Orchard Oriole 13
9/09 Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Warbling Vireo 13
9/10 Gray-cheeked Thrush, Acadian Flycatcher 14
9/11 Blue-winged, Golden-winged 16
9/12 Bank Swallow,. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
9/13 Cerulean, Blackburnian 12
9/14 Cape May, Golden-winged, Cerulean 13
9/15 Wilson's, Golden-winged 15
9/16 Blue-winged, Golden-winged 13
9/17 Golden-winged, Cape May 15
9/18 Bay-breasted, Golden-winged 14
9/19 Golden-winged, Black-throated Blue 14
9/20 Blue-winged, Black-throated Blue 10
9/21 Blackpoll, Palm, Nashville 17
9/22 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Warbling Vireo, Cerulean 10
9/23 Broad-winged Hawk, Red-breasted Nuthatch 14
9/24 Cerulean, Golden-winged 12
9/25 Winter Wren 13
9/26 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Worm-eating 9
9/27 Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue 10
9/28 Blackburnian, Hooded 8
9/29 Ovenbird, Blackburnian 13
9/30 No Report 0
 

OCTOBER 

  
10/01 Yellow-rumped 13
10/02 Bay-breasted, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10
10/03 Yellow-throated, Worm-eating 13
10/04 No report 0
10/05 Blue-winged, Magnolia, American Redstart 13
10/06 Magnolia, Hooded 7
10/07 No report 0
10/08 No Report 0
10/09 Bay-breasted, Tennessee 8
10/10 No report 0
10/11 Savannah Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Philadelphia Vireo 11
10/12 Orange-crowned, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia 8
10/13 No report 0
10/14 No report 0
10/15 No report 0
10/16 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bay-breasted, Magnolia 8
10/17 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Black-throated Green 9
10/18 Bay-breasted, Black-throated Green 6
10/24 Hooded, Black-throated Green, Dark-eyed Junco 3
10/29 Orange-crowned, Bay-breasted, Gray Catbird 4

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