Thanks again to Bob and Deb Zaremba, here is the 1998 Kennesaw Mountain Spring Summary. Enjoy! Any errors you find are my own, so please let me know if you find any errors or ommissions. I don't want to hear about "tab" problems, I have fixed this thing twice and I know when I send it some will move again! Thanks, Giff KENNESAW MOUNTAIN Spring Summary Report Updated 7/98. First set of dates is all dates for this spring. Second set is when "common" (subjective), NC means never common. Number with date in last column is high count this season, number in parentheses is all-time spring high count. Thanks to the Zarembas for doing all the work again! Common Loon 4/12 NC 1-4/12 (1) 2nd spring record Double-crested Cormorant 4/5 - 5/2 NC 16-4/5 (65) new late date Osprey 4/21 NC 1-4/21 3rd spring record Northern Harrier 4/6 - 4/25 NC 2-4/25 6th-11th spring, invasion! Broad-winged Hawk 4/7 -5/17 NC 7-4/11 (49) American Kestrel 3/26-4/17 NC 2-3/26 (5) Merlin 4/21-4/29 NC 1-3 times 2nd-4th spring Peregrine Falcon 5/2 NC 1-5/2 4th spring Sora 4/26 NC 1-4/26 2nd spring, earlier 1 day American Coot 4/26 NC 1-4/26 6th spring Killdeer 3/27-4/7 NC 1-2 times Lesser Yellowlegs 4/30 NC 1-4/30 1st spring record, calling Black-billed Cuckoo 5/10-5/16 NC 1-5/10&16 7th&8th spring Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4/26- NC 6-5/8 (4) new high count Common Nighthawk 5/8 NC 1-5/8 1st spring record Chuck-wills-widow 4/18- NC 2-5/8 Chimney Swift 4/11- 4/15- 10-5/23 (35) Ruby-throated Hum. 4/17- NC 2-5/2 (3) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -4/11 -3/28 7-3/24 (6) new high count Olive-sided Flycatcher NO RECORDS Eastern Wood-Pewee 4/25- 5/1-5/16 9-5/10 (6) new high count Acadian Flycatcher 4/17-5/26 NC 1-3 times new early date Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 5/12 NC 1 2nd spring record Eastern Phoebe -5/9 NC 2-3/15&27 Great Crested Flycatcher 4/16-5/19 5/1- 3-5/12 (6) Eastern Kingbird 4/11-5/2 NC 2-4 times (12) Purple Martin 3/25- NC 2-5/2 (6) new early date Tree Swallow 3/25-4/23 NC 2-4/18 (5) new early date Northern Rough-wg Swallow4/2- NC 3-4/11 (4) Barn Swallow 4/11-5/14 NC 5-4/11 (2) new high count Fish Crow 3/27-5/11 NC 2-3/27 (12) Red-breasted Nuthatch -5/5 NC 1 new late date Brown Creeper 3/25-4/11 NC 1 House Wren 4/16-5/8 NC 4-5/2 (8) new late date Winter Wren 3/21-4/25 NC 4-4/24 (2) new late, high count Golden-crowned Kinglet -4/4 -3/28 8-3/25 (7) new high count Ruby-crowned Kinglet -5/12 -5/4 21-4/18 (23) new late date Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher 3/28- 3/28- 12-4/10 (19) tie early date Veery 4/23-5/14 5/2-5/12 7-5/9 (17) Gray-cheeked Thrush 5/7- 5/12 NC 3-5/11 (2) new high count Swainson's Thrush 4/26-5/23 5/2-5/14 16-5/9 (27) Hermit Thrush -5/1 -4/26 12-3/27 (8) new high count Wood Thrush 4/8 -5/26 4/12- 11-4/25 (12) Gray Catbird 3/26-5/14 NC 4-5/4&5 (6) new early date! White-eyed Vireo 4/6- 5/21 4/8-5/2 6-4/15,1 (11) Blue-headed Vireo -5/17 -5/4 7-3/28 (10) new late date Yellow-throated Vireo 4/5 - 4/17-5/1 4-4/17&2 (7) new early date Warbling Vireo 5/14 NC 1-5/14 5th spring record Philadelphia Vireo NO RECORDS Red-eyed Vireo 4/9 - 4/17- 70-5/2 (63) new high count! Blue-winged Warbler 4/16-5/12 4/20-4/27 6-5/2 (4) new late, high count Golden-winged Warbler 4/23-5/10 NC 3-5/1&2 (4) new late date Tennessee Warbler 4/18-5/12 4/20-5/10 7-4/25 (4) new high count Orange-crowned Warbler 4/12-5/2 4/18-4/25 6-4/19 (6) new late date Nashville Warbler 4/23-5/8 NC 1-every time (1) new late date Northern Parula 4/9 -5/17 4/16-4/27 4-4 times (5) Yellow Warbler 5/8- 5/11 NC 2-5/8,9 (2) Chestnut-sided Warbler 4/15-5/24 4/22-5/12 17-5/11 (17) new late date Magnolia Warbler 4/22-5/25 5/8-5/18 17-5/11 (11) new early,late, high Cape May Warbler 4/17-5/10 5/2-5/10 15-5/3 (10) new high count Black-throated Blue War 4/18-5/17 4/20-5/12 10-5/2 (9) new high count Yellow-rumped Warbler -5/13 -5/9 220-4/24 (225) Black-th Green Warbler 3/25-5/24 4/2-5/12 31-5/9 (35) new late date Blackburnian Warbler 4/9-5/24 4/18-5/18 14-5/9&17 (14) new late date Yellow-throated Warbler 3/29-5/5 NC 2-4/29 (4) new late date Prairie Warbler 4/7- 5/5 4/16-4/23 7-4/18 (7) Palm Warbler 3/28-5/11 4/11-5/5 76-4/25 (40) crunched old high!! Bay-breasted Warbler 4/25-5/20 5/2-5/12 22-5/2 (12) clobbered old high! Blackpoll Warbler 4/17-5/22 4/23-5/17 60-5/1 (32) annihilated old high! Cerulean Warbler 4/17-5/14 same 15-4/25 (19) Black-and-white Warbler 3/25- 3/25- 13-4/24 (23) American Redstart 4/17-5/24 4/18-5/14 9-5/11 (15) new late date Prothonotary Warbler NO RECORDS, as usual Worm-eating Warbler 4/12-5/12 4/16-4/26 9-4/24 (10) Swainson's Warbler NO RECORDS Ovenbird 4/12-5/16 4/15-5/12 12-5/11 (38) Northern Waterthrush NO RECORDS Louisiana Waterthrush NO RECORDS Kentucky Warbler 4/24-5/14 NC 2-5/9,11 (2) tie Connecticut Warbler 5/18 NC 1-5/18 4th spring record!! (3 birds) Common Yellowthroat 3/24-5/13 NC 4-5/9 (3) new late, high count Hooded Warbler 4/10-5/25 same 21-4/24 (26) new late date Wilson's Warbler NO RECORDS Canada Warbler 4/24-5/23 NC 4-5/2 (6) new late date Yellow-breasted Chat 5/5- 5/10 NC 2-5/10 (4) Summer Tanager 4/13- 4/17- 12-5/9,11 (15) Scarlet Tanager 4/10-5/25 4/16-5/8 20-5/8 (43) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4/17-5/23 4/20-5/14 28-5/4 (20) new late, high count Blue Grosbeak 4/16-5/25 NC 3-5/19 (3) new late date Indigo Bunting 4/14- 4/16- 17-5/8 (20) Chipping Sparrow 3/27-5/10 NC 2-4/19 (14) Fox Sparrow 3/21-3/25 NC 4-3/24 new late, high count Field Sparrow 3/15-5/3 NC 2-3/21&2 (2) new early, late Song Sparrow 3/15-4/4 NC 1-always (2) White-throated Sparrow 3/16-5/23 -5/12 46-5/5 (48) new late date Dark-eyed Junco -4/25 -4/21 62-3/23 (39) crunched high count! Orchard Oriole 4/15 NC 1-4/15 2nd spring also new early Baltimore Oriole 5/1-5/24 NC 6-5/8 (3) new high, late date Purple Finch -4/5 NC 4-3/15&2 (48) Pine Siskin -5/5 -4/24 21-3/27 new high count Evening Grosbeak 3/15-3/25 NC 2-3/15&25 Only spring recs! Factoids: - 25 new late dates set. - 9 new early dates set - 23 new high counts set - 4 new spring 1st time sightings (LEYE, EVGR, CONI, KILL)