Kennesaw Mountain Report 9/11/2003

0730-1115 63F-74F Clear and sunny. Winds light and variable.

Obs: G Beaton, M Davis, B Hallett, J Johnson, M Hodges, P Howard, C 
Lambert, L Tossing, J Wright plus others

NOHA 1  fots
SSHA 1
RSHA 2
BBCU 1   fots, 4th fall record, new early date by 2 days
GHOW 1
CONI 4
CHSW 35
RTHU 6
EAWP 1
WEVI 4
YTVI 2
BHVI 1
REVI 9
WBNU 3
BHNU 2 VC parking lot
BGGN 4
SWTH 3
WOTH 2
GRCA 1
CEWX 1
TEWA 16
CSWA 9  1 w/chestnut
MAWA 6
BTYW 1im  still present in saddle open area, 4th day
BTNW 8 1m 2f 1im 2if 2unk
BLBW 1unk
PIWA 2m
PRAW 1if
CERW 1f
BAWW 1m
AMRE 11f/im
WEWA 1
COYE 2f  fots
HOWA 5chip                                                               14 
species of warblers
SUTA 7 4m 3call
SCTA 5 1m 1f 3call
BLGR 2 1f 1call  makes 3 for this fall, new fall high, first time for 2 in 
one fall day, and overall 10th and 11th records for fall
INBU 2call
BAOR 2 1f 1unk

Also many cool caterpillars and butterflies. The age and sex of the BTYW is 
still being debated, but it's probably an imm male based on the white chin, 
black and gray mixed crown and fairly dark black flank streaking. If I find 
out otherwise I will put that info out. Last but not least, the 3300 US 
flags at KMT today were pretty amazing to see. As one hiker put it: 
Beautiful and yet sad when you consider what they represent.  Giff