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Everyone knows that we rarely get full frame views of
warblers in the field. Here is a collection of images that are more
realistic! All these images were taken at Kennesaw Mountain.
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Spring Migration - 2000
The spring season begins in the middle of March with the
arrival of the first migrants around the 14th of the month. The first
arrivals are usually Black-and-White Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler
and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The migration slowly builds over the next few
weeks and by the end of the first week of April, Prairie and Hooded Warblers
are making an appearance. The migration picks up in mid-April and peaks
towards the end of the month. The last week of April and the first week of
May are excellent for Neo-tropical migrants. By the middle of May, the
migration slows and we sometimes experience one or two of the later, rarer
species such as Connecticut Warbler or Warbling Vireo but by late May the
migration is over. While the migration does not last as long as the fall,
the number of birds and the ability to see them up close in breeding
plumages makes this one of the best seasons.
A listing of spring early arrival and late
departure dates can be found at Spring
Date
For a listing of the banding codes used in the report
please click here; banding codes listing
Giff Beaton's "Birds of Kennesaw Mountain, An Annotated
Checklist" gives complete historical data for all birds seen at
Kennesaw Mountain. You can click on the book image for the most recent
updates.
Spring 2000 Migration Data
Click on a date for complete report for
that day. A BOLD name indicates first of the season or peak counts for the
season. Highlighted species are
links to annotated species information as well, where available.
| Date |
Highlights |
Warbler species |
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| 5/20/00 |
Pine |
1 |
| 5/19/00 |
Blackburnian, Yellow-breasted Chat |
3 |
| 5/18/00 |
No Report |
0 |
| 5/17/00 |
Blackburnian |
2 |
| 5/16/00 |
No report |
0 |
| 5/15/00 |
Magnolia, American Redstart, Canada |
6 |
| 5/14/00 |
Canada, Blackburnian |
7 |
| 5/13/00 |
No Report |
0 |
| 5/12/00 |
Black-throated Green, Blackpoll |
6 |
| 5/11/00 |
Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Canada |
8 |
| 5/10/00 |
No Report |
0 |
| 5/09/00 |
Blackpoll, Yellow-breasted Chat |
5 |
| 5/08/00 |
Canada, Cape May |
8 |
| 5/07/00 |
Plackpoll, Osprey |
5 |
| 5/06/00 |
Worm-eating, Philly Vireo( KMT marsh) |
11 |
| 5/05/00 |
Tree Swallow (late), Tennessee (high cnt) |
17 |
| 5/04/00 |
Blackpoll, Canada, Cape May |
20 |
| 5/03/00 |
Worm-eating, Yellow-breasted Chat, Pine Siskin |
17 |
| 5/02/00 |
Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blue-winged, Nashville |
20 |
| 5/01/00 |
Blue-winged, Worm-eating, Cape May |
19 |
| Date |
Highlights |
Warbler species |
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| 4/30/00 |
Acadian Flycatcher, Cerulean, Nashville |
25 |
| 4/29/00 |
Cerulean, Blue-winged, Golden-winged |
20 |
| 4/28/00 |
Cerulean, Blue-winged |
21 |
| 4/27/00 |
Yellow, Cerulean, Golden-winged |
25 |
| 4/26/00 |
Golden-winged, Cerulean, Blue-winged |
24 |
| 4/25/00 |
Cerulean, Blue-winged, Worm-eating |
18 |
| 4/24/00 |
Bobolink, Cerulean, Blue-winged |
18 |
| 4/23/00 |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Canada |
18 |
| 4/22/00 |
Magnolia, Baltimore Oriole, |
14 |
| 4/21/00 |
Veery Cerulean, Worm-eating |
17 |
| 4/20/00 |
Great-crested Flycatcher, Bay-breasted, Cerulean |
18 |
| 4/19/00 |
Eastern Kingbird, Swainson Thrush, Blackpoll, Wilson's |
19 |
| 4/18/00 |
Nashville, Cerulean |
15 |
| 4/17/00 |
Bonnaparte's Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Chestnut-sided |
16 |
| 4/16/00 |
Kentucky, Indigo Bunting, Cerulean |
15 |
| 4/15/00 |
Cape May, Eastern Wood Pewee, Greater Yellowlegs |
13 |
| 4/14/00 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cerulean, Black-throated Blue |
13 |
| 4/13/00 |
Summer Tanager, American Redstart |
11 |
| 4/12/00 |
Black-throated Blue, Blue-winged, Nashville, Northern Parula,
Chuck-wills-widow |
17 |
| 4/11/00 |
Hooded(12), Ovenbird, Black-throated Green(6) |
11 |
| 4/10/00 |
Scarlet Tanager, Hooded(11) |
11 |
| 4/09/00 |
Red-eyed Vireo, Cerulean, Worm-eating |
11 |
| 4/08/00 |
Broad-winged Hawk, Cerulean, Ovenbird |
8 |
| 4/07/00 |
Worm-eating, Hooded, Yellow-throated Vireo |
8 |
| 4/06/00 |
Hooded, Ovenbird |
9 |
| 4/05/00 |
Yellow-throated, Blackburnian, Yellow-throated Vireo |
9 |
| 4/04/00 |
Louisianna Waterthrush, Yellow-throated, Prairie |
9 |
| 4/03/00 |
Chimney Swift, Northern Harrier, Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Yellow-throated Vireo, Wood Thrush, Blackburnian, Worm-eating, Ovenbird |
11 |
| 4/02/00 |
Rain! Black-and-white |
3 |
| 4/01/00 |
Prairie, No. Rough-winged & Barn Swallow |
7 |
| Date |
Highlights |
Warbler species |
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| 3/31/00 |
Hooded, Black-throated Green |
4 |
| 3/30/00 |
Black-and-white, Black-throated Green |
4 |
| 3/29/00 |
Hooded Warbler, Black-throated Green, Black-and white |
5 |
| 3/28/00 |
Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, White-eyed Vireo |
4 |
| 3/27/00 |
Black-throated Green, Black-and-white |
4 |
| 3/26/00 |
Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Yellow-throated Warbler,
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher |
6 |
| 3/25/00 |
Palm Warbler, Fish Crow |
3 |
| 3/24/00 |
Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Brown Creeper |
2 |
| 3/23/00 |
Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Brown Creeper |
2 |
| 3/22/00 |
Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Brown Creeper |
2 |
| 3/21/00 |
Great Blue Heron, Pine Siskin, Brown Creeper, Purple Finch |
2 |
| 3/20/00 |
No Report |
2 |
| 3/19/00 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| 3/18/00 |
Pine Siskin, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush |
2 |
| 3/17/00 |
Blue-headed Vireo, Golden-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| 3/15/00 |
Purple Finch, Pine Siskin |
2 |
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Key to photos;
Cerulean, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided,
Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Cape May, Golden-winged, Blackpoll,
Hooded, Worm-eating, Ovenbird, Palm
Credits: All photos taken by Bob Zaremba except
Black-throated Blue image by Pierre Howard.
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