From: "Giff Beaton" To: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Subject: KMT 5/7/03 Date: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:12 AM Kennesaw Mountain Report 5/7/03 0645-1030 69F-76F Overcast following yesterday's very heavy rain, lightening up during the morning with a few small patches of sunlight after 1000. Foggier near the top initially but better than yesterday. Winds light and variable, mostly calm. Obs: G Beaton, S Blanchard, T Keyes, P Howard, M+A Teal cuckoo sp. 1 CHSW 6 EAWP 2 GCFL 1 EAKI 1 WEVI 1 YTVI 2 REVI 77 this is a new all-time high count for KMT (old was 70 in spring 1998), they were just everywhere BARS 1 WBNU 2 BGGN 5 VEER 1 SWTH 2 WOTH 2 GRCA 3 CEDW 6 NOPA 2m CSWA 12 10m 2f MAWA 4m BTBW 6 5m 1f this gives us 96 for the spring, the old record high spring total was 94 YRWA 2 BTNW 12 10m 2f BLBW 4m PIWA 2m BBWA 5m BLPW 42 33m 9f I think this is the 2nd highest one-day count (record is 60), and I'm sure we missed some BAWW 5m AMRE 4 2m 1f 1im WEWA 2 OVEN 2 HOWA 7 5m 1f 1chip CAWA 4m YBCH 3 2nd highest one-day spring total (4 on 5/5/96) 17 species of warblers SUTA 14 6m 2f 6call SCTA 14 11m 2f 1call WTSP 1 RBGR 8 1m 7call BLGR 1 calling from first big open area INBU 15 6m 2f 1im 6call BAOR 3 Lots of activity all over the mountain! Giff