Black-billed Cuckoo by Bob Zaremba

07/16/06

 
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Warbler 2006  arrival dates ;

  1. Pine (3/13)

  2. Yellow-rumped (3/13)

  3. Black-throated Green (3/25)

  4. Black-and-White (3/26)

  5. Yellow-throated (4/1)

  6. Palm (4/2)

  7. Hooded (4/2)

  8. Blackburnian (4/6)

  9. Louisiana Waterthrush (4/8)

  10. Ovenbird (4/9)

  11. Orange-crowned (4/9)

  12. Cerulean (4/11)

  13. Nashville (4/13)

  14. Chestnut-sided (4/13)

  15. Cape May (4/13)

  16. American Redstart (4/13)

  17. Worm-eating (4/13)

  18. Blue-winged (4/14)

  19. Canada (4/15)

  20. Tennessee (4/15)

  21. Golden-winged (4/17)

  22. Magnolia (4/20)

  23. Blackpoll (4/21)

  24. Bay-breasted (4/23)

  25. Northern Waterthrush (4/27)

  26. Kentucky (4/26)

  27. Yellow (4/29)

  28. Wilson's (5/4)

 

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.

 

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.

NEWLY UPDATED DATES AND BAND CODE LISTING!!!!!!!

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.

                                                            

 

Thanks for all the great reports this spring, See you in the FALL!!!

Spring 2006 Migration Data

Click on a date for complete report for that day. A BOLD name indicates first of the season. Highlighted species are links to annotated species information as well, where available.

Date Highlights Species of Warbler  

Total number of individual birds

 
3/13 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-rumped, Pine 2 8
3/15 Fox Sparrow, Pine, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush 1 4
3/17 No Report    
3/18 Blue-headed Vireo, Winter Wren 2 9
3/19 Blue-headed Vireo, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush 1 1
3/20 No Report    
3/21 No Report    
3/22 No Report    
3/23 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 12
3/24 No Report    
3/25 Black-throated Green 1 1
3/26 Black-and-white, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Bald Eagle, Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 29
3/27 Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Black-and-white 3 31
3/29 Black-and-white, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 28
3/30 No Report    
3/31 White-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 31
  APRIL    
4/01 Yellow-throated Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green 5 23
4/02 Palm, Black-and-white, Hooded 6 34
4/03 Black-and-white, Hooded, Fish Crow 4 12
4/04 Yellow-throated Vireo, Black-and-white, Hooded, Black-throated Green 5 23
4/05 Black-and-white, Hooded, Black-throated Green 5 25
4/06 Blackburnian, Black-throated Green, Hooded, Purple Finch 6 28
4/07 Black-throated Green, Hooded, Black-and-white 5 14
4/08 Louisiana Waterthrush, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Northern Harrier 7 41
4/09 Ovenbird, Orange-crowned, Hooded  7 29
4/10 No Report    
4/11 Cerulean, Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Black Vulture 10 48
4/12 Cerulean, Black-throated Green, Hooded, Red-breasted Nuthatch 9 70
4/13 Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Cape May, American Redstart, Worm-eating, Summer Tanager, Great-crested Flycatcher 16 86
4/14 Blue-winged, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cerulean, Blackburnian 15 87
4/15 Canada, Tennessee, Broad-winged, House Wren, Cerulean, Worm-eating 16 109
4/16 Cerulean, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 19 122
4/17 Golden-winged, Baltimore Oriole, Cerulean, Nashville 16 91
4/18 Osprey, Blue-winged, Nashville, Cerulean 15 90
4/19 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Cerulean, Cape May, Worm-eating 13 100
4/20 Magnolia, Wild Turkey, Nashville, Blue-winged, Blackburnian 19 168
4/21 Eastern Kingbird, Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Gray Catbird, Blackpoll, Orchard Oriole 17 130
4/22 Nashville, Tennessee, Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Cerulean 20 220
4/23 Bay-Breasted, Blue-winged, Magnolia, Blackpoll, Cape May 20 160
4/24 Cerulean, Magnolia, Blue-winged, Cape May, Black-throated Blue 19 140
4/25 Magnolia, Blue-winged, Cape May, Black-throated Blue 18 84
4/26 Kentucky, Tennessee, Magnolia, Cape May 18 115
4/27 Northern Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll 20 109
4/28 Blue-winged, Kentucky, Blackburnian, Cerluean 24 184
4/29 Yellow, Golden-winged, Blackburnian 18 39
4/30 Merlin, Cerulean, Magnolia 13 41
                                       May    
5/1 Mississippi Kite, Black-throated Blue, Worm-eating, Blackburnian 13 45
5/2 Canada, Cape May, Magnolia 15 53
5/3 Gray-cheeked Thrush, Bald Eagle 14 49
5/4 Wilson's, Canada, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll 17 38
5/5 Magnolia, Blackpoll, Blackburnian 9 36
5/6 Canada, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted  13 52
5/7 Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian 9 17
5/8 Acadian Flycatcher, Chuck-wills-widow 13 54
5/9 Canada, Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll 10 19
5/12 Blackburnian, Cape May, Blackpoll 12 19
5/13 Cerulean, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Canada 16 55
5/14 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (late), Magnolia, Canada, Bay-breasted 13 43
5/23 American Redstart, Ovenbird, Hooded 4 15
5/28 Pine, Black-and-white 2 4
       
  THAT'S ALL FOLKS!    
       
       
       
       
 

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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