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, November 8, 2022

MONDAY AND TUESDAY REPORTS

I have had a tiny bit of difficulty getting Monday's report up, until now so I am posting it with Tuesday's to get them both up. These will be November 7th and 8th. In the early morning hours, the full moon went into eclipse. I woke early enough to catch glimpses of the narrowing 1/3 of the moon become a sliver, then disappear behind total cloud cover. It then got too low in the sky for me to see as it opened again into it's full blood moon glory. From that last glimpse on, my day was full, right up until I opened the computer to post Monday's report. This is when my computer shut down, because my battery no longer charges, because the cord had come slightly away from the side of the keyboard. Well, getting this thing back up...no easy matter.... but, no great loss. because I can now post two in one of these super good reports. Look at these numbers! Excellent reports:
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