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

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Hurray for Debbie!


The NE winds carried the expected hawks our way again today, but were we seeing them?  If Debbie hadn't been there, we wouldn't have seen most of them.  Last year, I could get on most, this year, not so much.  In fact, most of us are struggling a lot. 

Yay! It's Debbie. 

We had scattered clouds most of the day, and occasionally saw a series of singles move through. They followed the same N/S paths as yesterday, but were mostly high.  If we got on one, we generally saw more.  So the numbers weren't too bad, and it was steady.  The hours seemed to pass quickly with fun banter, but it was a difficult day in the sun.

Here's the stats:

TUES. 9/20/16

169 BW
1      RS
1      OS
3       SS
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TOTAL HAWKS: 174

Viewers: Roi and Debbie Shannon, Bill Haley, Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

Those numbers would go up with some good weather...

Letting you know in advance, Jimmy and I will not be there on Sunday afternoon, the 25th.  Grandson's birthday party. Some things are just more important. LOL

Keep Looking Up!



Like old times, with our first Hawk watch  partners! Love seeing Roi, Debbie and Bill come walking over that hill.
 
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