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

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Rainy Sunday, not a problem...

Tammy and Bill managed to get in a little time not disturbed by Florence dropping rain.
Here's the report:

 "Sun., Sept. 16, 2018.
  BW  5
Cloudy weather and light rain, compliments of the remainders of Hurricane Florence, finally reached our area today. Despite almost total cloud cover, Soddy Mountain hawk lookout got some coverage. Tammy King arrived at 11:15, Bill Haley at 12:45. They were forced off the lookout by a light rain from 1:15 to 1:45, then back on the lookout until calling it a day at 2:30, as another rain shower approached from the east.

Weather:
1100: Wind 5-8, clouds 98%, temp.  78 F, hum. 67%, baro. 29.93, visibility.  50K.
1200: Clouds 100%, temp. 78 F, hum. 69%, baro. 29.92, visibility.  60K.
1300: Wind NE 5-10, temp. 80 F, hum. 82%, baro. 29.92, visibility.  50K.
1400: Wind N 5, clouds 100%, temp. 79 F, hum. 69%, baro. 29.90.

Broad-winged Hawk: (1) 12:30, (1) 12:55, (3) 12:58.

Final totals:
BW -5

Monarch butterflies - 2

Counters: Tammy King, 11:15-2:30, Bill Haley 12:45-2:30.

Reporting: William G. (Bill) Haley, Jr. "


That brings the Hawk total up to 50 Raptors so far.   Wonderful to pull those BW's out even on a rainy day!

They assure us that they will
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!
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