Kennesaw Mountain Report  4/17/00

0725-1045  57F-65F  Cloudy and overcast with intermittent very light
drizzle for the first couple of hours, then becoming clear and breezy as a
small front pushed through. 



DCCO 68 four small flocks all at the same time headed north, 8th spring record
TUVU 6
NOHA 1f  4th of this spring, 17th spring record
SSHA 2
Acc sp 1
BWHA 2
RTHA 2 1 adult 1i
BOGU 5 All in one small flock which flew over the top, first record for KMT
any season
CHSW 4
RHWO 1
WEVI 3
YTVI 3
BHVI 3
REVI 11
PUMA 2
HOWR 1
RCKI 22
BGGN 3h
WOTH 2 1 gave nocturnal call note only from ground
CEDW 2
BWWA 1m
OCWA 1
CSWA 3m first of season
YRWA 65
BTNW 6m
BLBW 5 4m 1f
PIWA 3m 
PRAW 3m
PAWA 4W
CERW 3 2m 1if ("i" in the spring refers to first year)
BAWW 2 1m 1f
AMRE 1m
WEWA 3 1m 2 unk
OVEN 2m
COYE 1m first of season
HOWA 9 6m 3h                     16 warblers
SUTA 5m
SCTA 37 34m 3f  Large group of about 30 mostly males near the top. 2nd
highest spring count (43)
CHSP 3
WTSP 6
RBGR 4 3m 1h
INBU 6 5m 1im
PISI 6
AMGO 3

Overall pretty full day, most of the action was near the top. Note about
reports: Use "m" for birds giving a full song, and use "h" for chip notes
or other calls which are diagnostic for that species but not for one sex or
the other. Ex: SUTA, HOWA, INBU, etc. Thanks Giff