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

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Thursday Stats and a size discussion


With beautiful skies, scattered clouds at various levels, we expected to see the late push of Broad-wings to be in kettles, but no. Just single digits. Storms just northwest of us may have pushed them to run on the ridges east of us, but we never really know. We love to speculate. Numbers from watches north and NE of us prove there are still birds migrating through, but they just didn't materialize during the hours we spent on the watch.   But what we watched of locals being highly active cannot be called fruitless. Always, seeing the hawks for extended periods helps to strengthen our skills.  To the left is a clip of a Red-shouldered Hawk in deep blue skies.
 
 
 
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS:
4546   BW, 13 SS, 8 CH, 18 BE, 2 OSP, 5 PG, 4 AK, 1 ML, 4 NH, *1 GE
 
TOTAL HAWKS: 4601
 
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Broad-winged profile

Broad-Winged Hawks are one of 3 Buteos we see in the East. It is the smallest of the three. Red-tailed Hawk is the largest and Red-shouldered Hawks are somewhere in between, generally.  It can be relative to whether they are Male or Females and their distance from the viewer.   Below is a picture from over our ridge taken just to compare size.
2 RS & 1 RT
In the next clip, a TV flew in.  In it, there is an obvious size difference. Even though the Red-Tail is a large Buteo, it is much smaller than the Turkey V.  Now imagine in the pic above an even smaller buteo, and that would be a Broad-wing.



In the circle, fading into the haze is the same RT as above, compared to the Turkey Vulture in the top of the clip, and the 2 Red-Shouldered closer in the shot at the bottom of the photo.  In the clip below are the RT and the TV only.  Turkey Vultures compare to Eagles in size rather than Buteos. My reason for pointing this out, is that many visitors to the hawk watch tend to get on Vultures easily, and we want them to learn to look for a smaller bird.
 
 
Thursday 9 27 12
 
  • 16 Broad-winged Hawks
  •   1 Osprey
  •   1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
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18  Total countable
 
Jimmy and I were the only counters on this day.
 
Other birds: N. Cardinal, E. Towhee, Gold Finch, Blue Jay, Am. Crow, E. Phoebe, E. Bluebird, *Hairy WP, Chimney Swift (lg #s), Ruby Throated Hummer, Red-bellied WP, Tufted Titmouse, Wht-breasted Nuthatch, Pileated WP, Red-headed WP, N. Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Blk Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Rock Pigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, House Finch and Mourning Dove.
 
55 Monarch butterflies.  Also- Sulphurs, Common Buckeyes, Blues and so many others. 
 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Birding Blue Skies

On the grounds around us this past week there have been butterflies of all kinds.  On the days when hundreds of hawks fly by, there is little opportunity to notice, but on the slow days, I sneak a pic or two.  Here are Monday and Tuesday's stats:

Monday   September 24, 2012

Soddy Mtn Hawk Watch
Hamilton Co., Tn
  • 29 Broad-Winged Hawks
  •   1 Bald Eagle
Today represented a significant slow down in migration. The 100%
totally blue skies were difficult to spot Broad-winged Hawks. Early
on we had a small kettle of 29 Broadies and then within minutes we
counted another adult Bald Eagle. For the next 3.5 hours we didn't
see a thing. I'm not complaining, just explaining. We've had a
wonderful 2012 migration season and hope it will increase in numbers
during the final 7 or 8 days ahead.
 
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Tuesday September 25, 2012
  • 47 Broad-Winged Hawks
  •   1 Cooper's Hawk
  •   1 Northern Harrier
Blue skies faded into scattered friendly clouds Tuesday.  There was a lot of activity with the local birds, and we even thought  we saw the Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, Lou Ann from Nashville, which was released on Sunday, at least once, close.  It appeared, however, that many of the migrators were meeting with strong upper headwinds over our site, and they seemed to be making their western crossing at a point north of us.  We could see one kettle so far north west that it was impossible to count more than a dozen of it's birds. Most of the ones we saw moved along the back of the ridge we face, from an almost E to W pattern.  They came in very low and caught the first lift the ridge afforded.  It was obvious all day that, at least within the area we could see them, they had difficulty getting lift and winged it through our air space.
 
Wednesday September 26, 2012
Resting  -  not worth the few birds for spending all day.  Got a treat at home however. Jimmy spotted a Red-breasted Nuthatch keeping company with Pine Warblers, and a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, seeking food along the limbs of our dogwoods out front.  For fall birds, the color was incredible on the warblers.
 
Butterflies we are seeing: Monarchs galore, Little Blues, Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Common Buckeye, Gulf Fritilary,  a Swallowtail species, and a number of unidentified fly-bys.
 
   
 

Sunday, September 23, 2012

2074 Broad-winged Hawks in One Day!

Red-tailed Hawk ready for release after Rehab
 9-22-2012 Saturday's Chattanooga TOS Field Trip:
 
Toals for 9-22 only
  • 2074 Broad-winged Hawks
  •       4 Sharp-shinned Hawks
  •       3 Cooper's Hawks
  • *** 1 Golden Eagle *** (first in about 6 to 8 years)
  •       8 Bald Eagles ( 7 adults, 1 Immature)
  •       2 American Kestrels
  •       1 Merlin
 
My sincere appologies to those I kept an additional 25 minutes trying to
see just 3 more BW's to exceed 1800 birds. When I got home to check my
addition, I discovered I had not included one complete column of figures
for the 3 o'clock hour thereby missing 273 birds...As we left the hawk watch
I thought we had 1801 for the Broad-winged Hawk total.  J.
 
Visitors/counters today were:
Harold Birch
Bill Holt
David & Brenda Ross...you gotta love David's enthusiasm and uncanny ability
to get on the hawks even when they were specks.
Gary & Pixie Lanham
Ruth Ann Henry
Charles "Mr. Hooded Crane" Murray
Alix Parks & Wayne Robertson
Starr Klein
Tom & Hilda Chapman
Jimmy & Cynthia Wilkerson


Thanks to all the Eagle Eyed Help!  Such a blessing to have so many friends with us to see this wonderful Hawk viewing day.  Doesn't top our best day but was amazing considering how many hawks we have already seen this year.
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Sunday   9/23/12

  • 798 Broad-winged Hawks
  •     1 American Kestral
  •     1 Bald Eagle

Counters/visitors:
Starr Klein, Linda Kelly, Lou Ann Nashville (our star guest, female Red-tailed hawk from Nashville), Alix Parks, Wayne Robertson, Jennifer Rydell.

Today was such a treat, because after the hawks had gotten too high to see, and the blue skies became boring, Alix Parks and Wayne Robertson  realeased a rehabilitaed Red-tailed Hawk from their facility.  Here is a sample of Pictures to come:

Showing her Claws.



















Lovely "Lou Ann" from Nashville, TN

Year To Date Totals Through the 21st

SMHW
9-22-2012

Year to date totals from the first day count 9-9-2012 until 9-21-2012:
1573 Broad-winged Hawks; 8 Sharp-shinned Hawks; 3 Coopers Hawks
8 Bald Eagles (all Adults); 1 Osprey; 5 Peregrine Falcons; 1 American
Kestrel and 3 Northern Harriers.

Counters/visitors for this time frame:
Phil & Carolyn Snow
Bill & Nan Holt
Harold Birch
Lenny & Lee Anne Kafka
Jimmy & Cynthia Wilkerson

Friday, September 21, 2012

Updating Hawk Watch counts for September

Bald Eagle from 9 21 12

Year To Date Total for 2012 Fall Season:

  • 1573 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •       8 Sharp - Shinned Hawks
  •       3 Coopers Hawks
  •       8 Bald Eagles (Adults) counted on migration
    • plus 4 more flying in wrong direction
  •       1 Osprey
  •       5 Peregrin Falcons
  •       1 Amercan Kestral
  •       3 Northern Harriers
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1602 Total to date Raptors - all species

Birds of Note:  1 Cormorant  (flying North)
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Last year for comparison: was the worst count season we remember in forever
 - 1881 Raptors, all species.

For whole season we had 1823 total Broad Wings, 18 CH, 16 SS, 6 Osp, 3 NH, 6 BE, 2 PF, 2 AK, 1 RS, 1 RT, and 3 Un ID.

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3 or 4th yr adult Bald Eagle
see the white in the wings and incomple change of head color, not entirely white.

Sunday   9/09/12
  • 4 Broad - Winged Hawks
  • 1 Coopers Hawk
  • 1 Sharp - Shinned Hawk
  • 2 Bald Eagles flying north/.
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6 Total Raptors - countable species

Much thanks goes to Phil and Carolyn Snow, of Loudon, TN who were already hawking when we arrived.  Great eyes and great company!  Carolyn tends to get us on the Hawks:) 
w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson
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Monday   9/10/12  
Not a single  countable hawk all afternoon, 1-4:00 p.m.

A few other birds we saw were: Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, and American Crow.

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson
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Tuesday - no watchers
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Wednesday    9/12/12
  • 13 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •   1 Osprey
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14 Total Raptors - countable species

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

Other birds: Chimney Swift, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Turkey Vulture, Pileated Wood Pecker, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Black Vulture, and American Crow.

Note: Hawks not counted would be what we call "Local" birds, those who make frequent appearances daily, fly north, or are known to not be in full migration mode until later in the season.  Any of these birds whose species might be considered near their migrating dates drawn from previous year's records, would need to come from a place far out north of us and fly to a place far south of us.  Often they are high in the sky and also moving rather quickly through our space.  Once or twice we have seen a Red-tailed Hawk meet the required flight perameters, only to see it come flying back up the valley a minute or two later...In which case we remove them from the count. 
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Thursday   9/13/12
  • 32 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •   1 Sharp - Shinned Hawks
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33 Total Raptors - countable species

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

Other birds: Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Chimney Swift, American Crow, Eastern Towhee, Black Vulture, Gold Finch, Blue Jay, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.
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Friday   9/14/12
  • 58 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •   1 Coopers Hawk
  •   1 Sharp - Shinned Hawk
  •   3 Bald Eagles
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63 Total Raptors - countable species

Bill Holt  was our qualified eagle-eye counter on this day.  Thanks so much for the time spent up there alone, for it's tough to do sometimes; but also for the report.   Appreciate the help!! The 100% cloud cover didn't deter him from planning to be there as soon as it broke.  It paid off Bill, with our largest count of BWs til this date. And we would not have wanted to miss the Eagles.

Bill can be counted among our "club" regulars and he and his wife are wonderful friends as well. 
Thanks again!
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Saturday   9/15/12
  • 33 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •   1 Coopers Hawk
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34 Total Raptors - countable species

Jimmy only on this day.  I was sick.  Thanks to Jimmy for toughing it alone. This was the first day with the longest hours - a full 7 hours of scanning the skies alone!

Other birds: Blue Jay, Turkey Vulture, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Gold Finch, American Crow, Eastern Towhee, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Black Vulture, White-Breasted Nuthatch, and Chimney Swift. 
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Sunday   9/16/12
  • 8 Broad - Winged Hawks
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8 Total Raptors - countable species

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

Other birds: American Crow, Eastern Phoebe, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, Ruby - Throated Hummingbird, Northern Mockingbird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Mourning Dove, Black Dove, Black Vulture, Pileated Woodpecker, Chimney Swift, Gold Fiinch, & Sharp-shinned that flew east.

NOTE: on this day, cloud closed in and rain started pouring and edging us off the watch.  Not seeing much anyway.
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Monday,, 17th and Tuesday, 18th, it rained most of all the day for these two days. Heavy rains stacked up hawks north of us, and raised our expectations for good days to follow>>>>>>
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Wednesday   9/19/12
  • 264 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •     1 Peregrine Falcon
  •     1 Sharp - Shinned Hawk
  •     1 Northern Harrier
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267 Total Raptors - countable species

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson, almost 7 hours of counting.


Other Birds: Black Vulture, Mourning Dove, Pileated Woodpecker, Gold Finch, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, RT Hawk, Blackbirds looked like Red-winged, American Crow, Northern Flicker, Carolina Chickadee, Coppers Hawk Local, & Sharp-shinned Hawk local.
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Thursday   9/20/12
  • 377 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •     2 Sharp - Shinned Hawks
  •     3 Bald Eagles (adults)
  •     1 Peregrine Falcon
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383 Total Raptors - countable species

Bill and Nan Holt joined us on the watch as soon as  they were free, once we called them with our early good numbers.  Once again, we were bless to have Bills eyes to ease our pain.  Thanks so much, enjoyed visiting with you Nan.  You are so sweet!

w. Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

NOTE:  There was 100% cloud cover for most of the morning.  We started up once, and upon reaching a point where we could see the ridge was still covered in clouds and the valley was hazed in, we turned around to come back as the clouds were breaking, about noon. Almost immediately upon getting situated, we began to see hawks rising from the other side of the ridge north of us. They were kettling by in large numbers into the haze.  Not so far out, but with good winds and great lift the huge kettle rotated into the cloud above it before we could get 1/3 of it counted.  We actually saw the entire kettle just wind its way into the cloud.  At what point the birds reached "the top" of the kettle where they would "peel off" into their general migratory direction we could not know. But waiting for any opportunity to see some of the birds passing between clouds or higher up in the tiny bits of blue sky, we deem that the first 60 birds counted had more than enough time ot have passed us.  But just about time we had decided that we would not see these birds again and we would have to guess at how many more birds were there, the clouds broke and hawks were busy passing from one cloud into another, in more than one stream.  The grand total of the hawks we were actually able to count was 167, but there were possibly many more. My initial estimate had been 200+ BWs.  A later count of 199 hawks back to back moving in a SW direction helped to bring our totals to a whopping 366 seen in just 40 minutes.  Many of the birds of the second round of counting also appeared to be lifting from the trees all around us, and many from trees in the misty hazes of the valley, where they made their way to the updrafts of the ridge and then entered the kettles rising from the ridge hugging the road (111) below us.  We scarcely knew whether to look ahead of us or behind us and feel we missed numbers of birds that could not be counted without more eyes.  But what was wonderful about this day, was our ability to predict a "best time" scenario, held true.  Over time, it has become obvious, that a cold front which passes through, accompanying heavy rains, which breaks with favorable winds, will provide our watch with good counts because the hawks are backed up, and waiting for a chance to fly!  In this case, we were there to see what appeared to be "lift offs" and/or hawks making their way into our space at low altitudes due to the lack of lift until the clouds cleared enough for the sun to produce thermals into which the birds flying through haze could get height.  They headed for the areas where they saw other birds forming into the classic kettles in great numbers.  A real blessing to see.  We also found that the birds who are wantding to make time, definitely fly into and through clouds, if not above them. What's more, the wind were often out of the SW and 10 to 25 MPH and the birds were sometimes fighting for their lift.  We saw one BW rise in a thermal with a vulture, and when he flew off hoping to head West, had a great deal of trouble due to winds in his face.  He then returned to the thermal where the Turkey Vulture was still finding lift and stayed there until at least twice as much higher. We also saw one bird flying along in a Southerly straight line, which was gaining lift, like an airplane with its wing flaps adjusted to gain altitude.  By just pulling in his wings, he just kept rising higher.  Some days it seems such weather hold the birds off from flying, but lately, they are in Go mode!

Other birds: Blue Jay, Turkey Vulture, Blk Vulture, Chimney Swift, American Crow, and Double Crested Cormorant.
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Friday   9/21/12
  • 784 Broad - Winged Hawks
  •     3 Peregrine Falcons
  •     2 Northern Harriers
  •     2 Sharp - Shinned Hawks
  •     1 American Kestral
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792 Total Raptors - countable species



THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!! Harold Birch for coming early and mowing the hawk watch seating area.  And God bless you Jimmy for trimming the tops from the little trees that were blocking the view.  Also they prepared the area that will be for watchers to climb the bank to make it safer, especially to carry arm loads of equipment up on.  Harold stayed the whole day to help us count.  And good thing, because the hawks were everywhere in the sky today.  Beginning with blue skies mostly, made the day have a slow start, but the afternoon hours proved to be challenging to determine who was counting what?  Some were very close and some very far away, and some were flying between the extremes, all at the same time!  Several medium large kettles, and we had to wait a time or two for them to come out of the haze and be closer to feel out counts were accurate.  Many of them got counted two or more times to see if we could improve the count at closer range.  Not a lot of turning to look behind us, because we couldn't have been sure if the birds had regrouped into new kettles, thereby being counted twice if we paid attention to what was behind us.  So we maybe missed a few flying from below as they have recently.  Chose not to inflate the numbers and take the loss. 
Note the 3 Peregrin Falcons! WOW.

A big shout out must go to Lenny and Lee Anne Kafka who joined us midday and stayed for the duration.  Always lively talk, but great spotters as well.  Lenny really helped us cover more sky area, and pick up stragglers, and open up the mutliplicity of the kettles.  Adds hawks to the totals every time, which we otherwise would have missed.  Lee Anne never fails to get us on Bald Eagles before she leaves.  Today they were close close , close!  Hurray for devoted help!

Harold and the Kafkas also are regular hawk watchers, who have been with us through the years, and may be counted among those backbone members of the counting team.  Appreciate you soooo much, fellow watchers. Thanks and God bless.

w. Cynthia  and Jimmy Wilkerson.

Other Birds: E. Phoebe, E. Kingbird, Turkey Vulture, Blk Vulture, N. Flicker, Blue Jay, Am. Crow, Red-shouldered Hawk, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Chimney Swift, E. Bluebird, Gold Finch, Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

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TOMORROW:  THE TOS FIELD TRIP to the Hawk Watch. Looking forward to seeing all our friends. Hope they are blessed with a great Hawk Watching Day!  Gotta Get Ready and get some sleep.

Monday, September 10, 2012

First Day Stats

Our site is beginning to need a major hair cut! 

Sunday afternnoon:
9/9/2012
4 Broad-winged Hawks
1 Coopers Hawk
1 Sharp-Shinned Hawk


We also saw a few Turkey Vultures, and Black Vultures, which seemed so far off in the blue hazy skies.  But the greatest joy of the day were 2 Adult Bald Eagles flying North.  Good Views!

We were there from about 2 til 5.  In those 3 hours, there were only scattered and quickly dissipating clouds.  As hawk watchers know, it is difficult to see the hawks in blue hazy skies. But the upper level winds were carrying a lot of what we saw, zipping through our area like bullets.  We could only guess that a couple of the birds we saw, which could only be described as dark brown and moving too fast to stay on, were a local Red Tail and a Red -Shouldered hawk.  We were guessing that Broad-wings were probably moving through, but high and fast.  Even the 4 we saw were flashing in the sun or they would never had been seen.

Much thanks to our fellow birders, and excellent hawk spotters, Carolyn and Phil from up in Loudon TN, who were there by 1:30, especially since Carolyn got us on the only broad wings of the day!  Always great company, loved having them!

Yesterday was a day we highly recommend for hawk watching. A cold front had just passed through the day before, the winds were forecast for N at 5 to 10, and the hawks were "backed up" for several days from rain.  Toward the end of the month, this would be the great gathering day, but one thing yet is required to see the birds and that is a sky full of high clouds.  Against the clouds, we can often pick out even the high dots thermalling beneath the clouds. But one thing that happened yesterday, makes the birds tough to see no matter what.  There was a layer of local wind, not the 5 to 10 forecast on which the birds we saw pulled back their wings and shot across the sky. This masks their silouettes and darkens the features that help ID the birds. Almost no thermals to draw in the birds. No way to get a better look than to just keep manning the site in hopes of better watch days.  But yesterday was a good start, any way you look at it. 

Note: we also had common nite hawks pass through the tree tops.  It's a shame they aren't actually hawks so we could count them. Lots of butterflies and humming birds as we would expect. Also a few Blue Jays gathering.  Everything is on the move.  Fall is in full swing. LOL

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Where on the Ridge?

From numerous places in the valley below, the Soddy Daisy Hawk Watch site can be recognized by the telephone pole on the ridge.


  If the Hwy 111 break in the trees is recognizable, then finding the power pole is often just as easy.  Below is a picture I took from a boat on Soddy Lake, on the East side of the causeway.  See the power pole?
(Click on the picture above to see it enlaged.)
From this vantage, we can see migrating hawks, which are generally easier to see in respectable numbers, in the fall.  Some hawks will do what other species of birds do in the fall, tending to congregate and travel in the company of other hawks, when on southerly migration.  Although, we search for single birds as well, it is a joy to count hundreds at once just for the thrill of it. Broad-winged Hawks congregate and pass through our area in September. They are most easily seen when the "thermal" of air, they are riding upon, causes them to appear to be boiling about in a cauldron, or as if circling on a slow moving invisible tornado.  Well, that is sort of exactly what is happening. Rising air sometimes creates a funnel of circling lift upon which birds ride for as long as possible. Once they reach the top of the rising air (thermal) they begin to fly off into the direction of their migration.  They "set their wings,"  (a phrase which describes the posture of their wings to their body,) which allows them to ride the wind with greatest effectiveness for distance and lift, and to conserve energy.  As they "peel off" from the revolving centrifuge, they do as anything leaving something whirling round would do. They use that energy to propel them, and they use both the added height and energy gained in the climb, to keep them aloft without exerting energy, flapping their wings, for as long as possible.   Sometimes turbulence ahead dissolves or interrupts this forward thrust, or dead air causes them to drop faster than other times, but every ounce of energy saved is of value along the long journey to winter destinations. They simply catch the next available thermal and get lift every chance they get.  Our posts this season will attempt to give an overview of the season, bring you up to date on past counts, put the hawkless days into perspective, and share more about hawks in general. 
Follow us here whether or not you can join us on the hill.  As time progresses, we will add more information for your own hawk watching enrichment. Next post...It's time to cut the grass!  LOL
Stay tuned. Comments are welcome.  For questions please email Jimmy at the email address found in our profile. Welcome aboard whether you are a casual lover of hawks or an avid birder who wants to become more involved with counts.  Or maybe, you just long to see a large number of hawks spiralling upward into their thermal, just once in your life.  We can't promise to deliver, but we can help you make decisions on when and where to look. 

Monday, September 3, 2012

Hawk Watch Stats and Info

Under Construction !
~ Season 2012 Underway~
This site is produced by Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson to display the migration counts from
The Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch Site on Flat Top Mountain, Walden's Ridge.

Check with us for future posts and directions, events, links to other birding sites, and to post your comments or migration day counts if you are there and we are not able to be there. -Love to know what you are seeing in surrounding areas as well.