SITE DESCRIPTION

SITE DESCRIPTION:
"The Soddy Mountain hawk lookout is located in southeast Tennessee on the eastern face of Walden's Ridge (the Cumberland Escarpment) in Hamilton County, a short distance north of the town of Soddy-Daisy, TN. It lies at the eastern terminus of Jones Gap Road atop a bluff overloooking Hwy. 111 and the beautiful Tennessee River Valley to the east. The hawk lookout location is state-owned land, and there are currently no restroom or eating facilities nearby. Hawk watchers are advised to bring their own folding lawn chair, sunscreen, a hat, and drinking water, as well as binoculars and a field guide. Caution should be used at all times, especially if children are present, as there is no fence to prevent a fall off the nearby 75 foot bluff. The hawk lookout proper is level ground." *

No Shelter is available, and parking is on a level below the lookout grounds. The climb to the watch site is up a steep bank about 8' high. Other helpful tools might include an umbrella or spotting scope, although on a good day, you might not find time to use either.*

Courtesy of William G. (Bill) Haley, compiler and author of the brochure, Soddy Mountain Hawk Lookout, produced for TOS.

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk
Falconer Mr. Johnson's Red-tail

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Misjudged the Day, but Plenty to Do

Well, we misjudged the weather today, and thinking there would be thunder storms this afternoon, we decided not to go up for the 2 -3 hours in midday that we thought we would have.  We took the opportunity to get some things done, and now regret not going up anyway.  Which is what we plan to do tomorrow, rain or shine.  We will judge the weather from there, rather than miss hawks.

If anyone did go up this afternoon, please let us know your numbers, and sooooo sorry we missed you.  Barring an emergency we hope to see you again soon.

Keep looking up!

In case you haven't heard....
We are expecting a record setting year.  This will be the year that the 50,000th Broad-wing will be counted from our site!

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