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Take this link to RBA report and pictures of Black-throated Gray Warbler: Black-throated Gray RBA page

 

Click on the thumbnail below to view the picture of the Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses, or Spiranthes gracilis , an orchid found today by Eric Holenda at the mountain.

Picture courtesy of Giff Beaton 

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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 or Virginia's Warbler!

Click here for a copy of the Fall  Summary for 2003 in PDF format:   Kennesaw Fall Summary 2003

Fall 2003 Migration Data

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

Date Highlights Species of Warbler  

Total number of individual birds

 
7/4/03  Black-throated Green,  Pine Warbler  2   5
7/8/03  Black-throated Green, Black-and-White  3   5
7/13/03  Black-throated Green  2   6
7/14/03  Black-throated Green, Worm-eating  2   7
7/15/03  Black-throated Green  1   3
7/17/03  Northern Parula, Cerulean  4   9
7/19/03  Hooded, Black-throated Green  4   7
7/21/03  American Redstart, Cerulean  6   20
7/22/03  Cerulean, Black-throated Green  4   18
7/23/03  Prairie, Cerulean (10!)  6   27
7/24/03  Cerulean, American Redstart  4   14
7/25/03  Cerulean, Northern Parula  5   9
7/26/03  Cerulean, American Redstart, Bank Swallow  4   10
7/27/03  Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Cerulean  5   13
7/28/03  Eastern Phoebe, Northern Parula, Hooded  5   13
7/29/03  Cerulean,  American Redstart  5   11
7/31/03  Blue-winged, Blackburnian,  Cerulean (11)  9   42
8/1/03  Kentucky,  Cerulean, Worm-eating  7   19
8/2/03  Eastern Wood-Pewee,  Cerulean (12!),  Kentucky  8   39
8/3/03  Canada,  Cerulean (13!),  Worm-eating,  Kentucky  12   57
8/4/03  Eastern Kingbird, Cerulean (7),  Black-throated Green  9   71
8/5/03  Ovenbird,  Cerulean   8  25
8/6/03  Cerulean (9),  Blue-winged, Blackburnian  10  50
8/7/03  Canada,  Cerulean (13!),  Waterthrush spp.  11  52
8/8/03  Cerulean,  Blackburnian, Black-throated Green  6   29
8/9/03  Cerulean,  Hooded  8   25
8/10/03  Canada,  Cerulean ,  Kentucky  8   22
8/11/03  Acadian Flycatcher,  Cerulean,  Kentucky  9  29
8/12/03  Cerulean, Blackburnian   7   15
8/13/03  Cerulean, Blue-winged, Canada  8   27
8/14/03  Hooded, Prairie  5   18
8/15/03  Cerulean (10), Worm-eating, Hooded  8   27
8/16/03  Yellow,  Cerulean  5   10
8/17/03  Cerulean, Blackburnian  4   12
8/18/03  Cerulean, Prairie  4   7
8/19/03  Chestnut-sided,  Cerulean,  Blue-winged, Worm-eating  7   19
8/20/03  Yellow-throated,  Cerulean,  Canada  10   18
8/21/03  Black-throated Green, Hooded  2   6
8/22/03  Cerulean,  Chestnut-sided  5   22
8/23/03  Cerulean,  Northern Parula  6   37
8/24/03  Golden-winged, Tennessee,  Cerulean,  Canada  13   59
8/25/03  Cerulean,  Blue-winged, Yellow  12   33
8/26/03  House Wren,  Cerulean,  Yellow  9   22
8/27/03  Cerulean, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided  9   30
8/28/03  Cerulean, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided  8   17
8/29/03  Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green  8   41
8/30/03  Bay-breasted, Cerulean, Blue-winged, Yellow  12   63
8/31/03  Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cerulean, Bay-breasted  11   39
9/01/03  Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Cedar Waxwing,   Baltimore Oriole  13   39
9/02/03  Cerulean, Blackburnian, Worm-eating  9   42
9/03/03  Cerulean, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided  8   54
9/04/03  Cerulean(13), Magnolia, Black-throated Green  10   57
9/05/03  Swainson's Thrush, Cerulean, Tennessee(29), Baltimore Oriole(12)  12   89
9/06/03  Veery,  Cerulean,  Baltimore Oriole,  Eastern Kingbird(28)  14   53
9/07/03  Cerulean, Bay-breasted Warbler, Canada  15   73
9/08/03  BLACK-THROATED GRAY, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Golden-winged, Blue-winged  14   62
9/09/03  Blackburnian, Worm-eating, Baltimore Oriole  9   47
9/10/03  Black-throated Gray, Least Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo  12   49
9/11/03  Black-billed Cuckoo, Northern Harrier, Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Gray  14   65
9/12/03  Least Flycatcher, Blackburnian  12   49
9/13/03  Blue-winged, Blackburnian, Blue Grosbeak  9   49
9/14/03  Golden-winged, Yellow, Black-throated Blue  15  72
9/15/03  Nashville, Cerulean   9   47
9/16/03  Cerulean, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-throated Warbler  13   68
9/17/03  Philadelphia Vireo, Blackburnian, Common Yellowthroat  10   71
9/18/03  Philadelphia Vireo, Bay-breasted, Veery  10   52
9/19/03  Gray-cheeked Thrush, Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Cerulean, Philadelphia Vireo 15   68
9/20/03  Cape May, Tennessee (53), Philadelphia Vireo 12   123
9/21/03  Cerulean, Golden-winged 14   69
9/22/03  Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Green  7   27
9/23/03  Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-winged, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (27) 15   86
9/24/03  Golden-winged, Nashville, Cape May 13   124
9/25/03  Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Magnolia (25) 14   162
9/26/03  Blackpoll, Golden-winged, Philadelphia Vireo, Black-throated Green (41) 15   168
9/27/03  Blue-winged, Worm-eating, Blackburnian 13   101
9/28/03  Golden-winged, Bay-breasted, Philadelphia Vireo 13   56
9/29/03  Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Philadelphia Vireo 16   79
9/30/03  Golden-winged, Black-billed Cuckoo, Philadelphia Vireo 12   87
10/01/03  Peregrine Falcon, Golden-winged, Black-billed Cuckoo, Philadelphia Vireo 11   71
10/02/03  Bay-breasted, Black-throated Green, Ruby-crowned Kinglet  9   55
10/03/03  Bay-breasted, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat  15   89
10/04/03  Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Ovenbird  14   94
10/05/03  Bell's Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Worm-eating  13   91
10/06/03  White-throated Sparrow, Worm-eating, Black-throated Green  10   114
10/07/03  Bay-breasted, Worm-eating, Gray-cheeked Thrush  11   66
10/08/03  Wilson's, Yellow-rumped, Common Yellowthroat(8)  16   102
10/09/03  Blackpoll, Ovenbird, Philadelphia Vireo  15   63
10/10/03  Bay-breasted, Worm-eating, Black-throated Green  11   61
10/11/03  Cape May, Philadelphia Vireo  11   69
10/12/03       
10/13/03  Bay-breasted, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green  11   37
10/14/03  Nashville, Cape May, Black-throated Green(22)  14   106
10/15/03  Cape May, Ovenbird, Northern Harrier  9   53
10/16/03  Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Cape May  9  51
10/17/03  Bay-breasted,  Cape May, Philadelphia Vireo  9   64
10/18/03  Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush  6   36
10/19/03  Double Crested Cormorant, Bay-breasted   4   18
10/20/03  Ovenbird, Black-throated Green, Tennessee  4   14
10/21/03       
10/22/03  Orange-crowned, Magnolia, Black-throated Green  7   19
10/23/03       
       

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