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, October 27, 2012

Final Days of Broad-winged Migration

Finally got around to entering out stats for the final days of the 2012 Broad-winged Season.
I will post the Year to date totals in the next post.
 
Friday   9 28 12
  • Broad-winged Hawks     9
  • Coooper's Hawks            1
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Total Countable Raptors          10

Counters and Visitors: Harold Birch, Janice and Vernon Prestwood, and Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson

Other: E. Phoebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, TV, E Towhee, E. Bluebird, Chimney Swift, N. Flicker, RT Hawk, Mourning Dove, Red-headed WP, RS Hawk,
BV, and the crown of the day - Orange-crowned Warbler

Also: 65+ Monarch Butterflies

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Saturday 9 29 12
  • Broad-winged Hawks   75
  • Cooper's Hawks              1
  • Bald Eagles                     2
  • Osprey                             1
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Total Countable Raptors        79

Counters: Bill Holt and Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson
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Sunday 9/30,  Monday 10/1,  and Tuesday 10/2   were all rain days.

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Wednesday 10 3 12

  • Broad-winged Hawks    183
  • Sharp-shinned Hawks      16
  • American Kestrels             2
  • Cooper's Hawks                 7
  • Northern Harriers               3
  • Red-shouldered Hawks      2
  • Bald Eagles                        1
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Total Countable Raptors            214

Others:  Blue Jays                      43

Counters: Harold Birch and Jimmy Wilkerson

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Thursday  10 4 12

Fog until 11:00 am.

  • Broad-winged Hawks                3
  • Sharp-shinned Hawks               4
  • Cooper's Hawks                        1
  • Northern Harriers                      1
  • Red-tailed Hawks                    1
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Total Countable Raptors                  10

Counter: Jimmy

Other: Turkey calling, Chipping Sparrow

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At the beginning of the day, we needed only 106 hawks to pass 5000 total.   It was not to be.  Remember to ck out the next post to get the YTD and Broadwing ending stats. 



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