Kennesaw Mountain Report 4/10/2004

0715-1015  48F-61F  Mostly sunny, winds NW 0-5kts

Obs: S Blanchard, B&D Zaremba,  J Sewell, C Lambert, P Howard, M Davis, 
C Saleby, J Hanna, M Bender,
S Barlow, B Lotz, I Stephenson, R Hester, plus many others!

TUVU 1
CAGO 2
BWHA 1
RTHA 1
SACR 2  FOTS - the only spring record for KMT after Feb 21!
CHSW 3
YBSA 2
EAPH 1
EAKI 2    FOTS
WEVI 5
YTVI 4
BHVI 2
REVI 8
WBNU 2
WIWR 1
RCKI  5
BGGN 12
HETH 2
WOTH 2
CEDW 1
OCWA 1 FOTS (at the top parking lot)
NOPA 2 m
YRWA 57
BTNW 11 9m, 2f
BLBW 6 m
PIWA  3 m
PAWA 2
CERW 4 m
BAWW 8 7m, 1f 
WEWA 2 
OVEN 2
HOWA  5 m           12 species of warbler!!!!!! yea!!!!!!!
SUTA 2 m 
SCTA 7 4m, 2f
RBGR 1   FOTS         
CHSP 1
WTSP 5
DEJU 3
BHCO 5 2m, 3f
AMGO 5

Great coverage on the mountain today.  The Sandhill Cranes flew over 
very low at around 8:30AM near the pit area.
An excerpt of the following unpublished species account is included with 
the authors permission, 

"Based on recorded observations, an accidental late fall and early 
spring migrant, 4 Nov-15 Dec and 7 Feb-20 Feb, with 7 records. In 
reality this should be an uncommon migrant but the times that most 
cranes are migrating are not times we have much coverage at KMT. Here 
are the only sightings I have records of, a very skimpy file:


14 Dec 1991:  no number given, PR

17 Nov 1993: no details or observer

22 Nov 1993: 1500 by unk obs

4 Nov 1995: 168, GB, BD

16 or 18 Dec 1996: "large flock flying over the KPM area at altitude," 
SRe

7 Feb 1997: 36 heading north over KMT, seen from KPM, GB

20 Feb 1997: 30, unk obs  =20

21 Feb 2004: four flocks, 98, 19, 57, and 26 totaling 200, GB, CS"



Today's sighting sets a new late date by 49 days!



Alot of bird activity on the lower half of the hill and in the parking ot. 

http://www.georgia-birding.com/KMT/spring04.htm

Bob Zaremba
Marietta, GA