Kennesaw Mountain Report 4/16/2008

 

0720-1045 38F-59F Clear and sunny. Winds calm, a glorious morning once it warmed up.

 

Obs: G Beaton, T Dabbs, D Zaremba plus 29 for AAS/KMT walk

 

TUVU 1

RTHA 1

YBSA 1

GCFL 1

EAKI 1 fots

WEVI 6

YTVI 1

BHVI 1

REVI 4

WBNU 1

HOWR 1  

WIWR 1

RCKI 7

BGGN 3

HETH 1

WOTH 5

NOPA 1m

YRWA 26

BTNW 4m

BLBW 2m

PIWA 6m

PRAW 2m

PAWA 7  4W 3E  Don’t get many of the Eastern/Yellow ones here

CERW 2m

BAWW 1m

WEWA 2    

HOWA 12  10m 1f 1chip

CAWA 1m  fots                  12 species of warblers

No tanagers, which is odd

CHSP 6

FISP 1

WTSP 2

RBGR 7  5m 2f

INBU 3m  

BHCO 4  3m 1f

PISI 5

AMGO 2

 

Once it warmed up we had several nice insect sightings too, including a stunning fresh E Tiger Swallowtail butterfly and emerging E Tent Caterpillars. We also had several dragonflies, including C Green Darner, many Carolina Saddlebags and best of all a male Variegated Meadowhawk. This western species is a rare vagrant to Georgia, and this is only the fifth county record. Thanks to Laurie Karnatz and her camera, a shot is viewable here:

 

http://www.giffbeaton.com/Dragonflies/Variegated%20Meadowhawk_KMT_small_0613.jpg

 

Sorry Dan and Bud, you no longer own this species in GA!! Anyway, it was a little slow but a good morning. Giff