From: "Giff Beaton" To: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Subject: KMT 4/22/03 Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:13 PM Kennesaw Mountain Report 4/22/03 0715-1110 52F-60F Clear and sunny after yesterday's cold front. Windy, W 10-15 kts with occ gusts to 20 kts. Obs: G Beaton, S Blanchard, K Danchisen, M Davis, B Hutchins, P Howard, D Zaremba TUVU 13 NOHA 2 fots Ties single day high count (25 Apr 1998, 10 Apr 1999) BWHA 11 RTHA 3 2adult, 1imm CHSW 2 RTHU 1f RHWO 1 WEVI 4 YTVI 2 BHVI 1 REVI 29 AMCR 35 This single flock was flying all over Little KMT, a behavior I have only seen previously in fall BARS 1 RBNU 1 WBNU 3 RCKI 7 BGGN 6 VEER 1 fots SWTH 2 WOTH 4 CEDW 34 Flocks of 10 and 24 BWWA 2m GWWA 1m TEWA 2m OCWA 1 fots, believe it or not NAWA 1m NOPA 1m CSWA 3m BTBW 1m YRWA 93 BTNW 20m PIWA 2m PRAW 2m PAWA 31W Highest single day spring count since 1998, which was 76 (!) CERW 2m BAWW 9 7m 2f AMRE 1m WEWA 4 OVEN 3 HOWA 13 11m 2chip CAWA 1m fots 20 species of warblers SUTA 7 6m 1call SCTA 31 28m 3call WTSP 16 RBGR 14 12m 2call BLGR 2m fots INBU 11m BAOR 1call A great morning, even though it was pretty blustery. All the raptors were from about 1000-1040. Giff Bonus botanical note: PH wants everyone to know that the small orange wildflower on the uphill side of the road near the upper lot is Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens), and that it was used by Am. Indians as a dye.