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.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Triple Digits...FINALLY

Today's Report from Bill and Jim:

"Soddy Mountain hawk totals
Wednesday
Sept. 19, 2018

Arrive 0800 (Jim Rowell), 0900 (Bill Haley). Left 1700.

Today was our first triple digit day this fall. We are still not seeing really large numbers of Broad-winged Hawks, but are headed in the right direction. Weather data is still not complete, lacking a weather radio, so humidity and barometric pressure are missing.

Weather:
0900: Clouds 10%, wind calm, temp. 72 F, visib. 30K. 
1000: Clouds 30%, Wind E 1-3, temp. 76 F,  visib.  35K. 
1100: Clouds 20%, wind ENE 2-4, temp. 79 F.
1200: Clouds 30%, wind E 1-5, temp. 82 F.
1300: Clouds 45%, wind NE 1-3, temp. 86 F, visib. 50K. 
1400: Clouds 40%, wind E 2-8, temp. 88 F.
1500: Clouds 65%, wind E 1-3, temp. 90 F. 
1600: Clouds 60%, wind E 1-3, temp. 91 F, visib.  60K.
1700: Clouds 50%, wind E SE 1-3, temp. 91 F.

Hawk numbers:
Osprey (1) 12:03

Bald Eagle (ad.) (1) 1:40

Broad-winged Hawk (by hour)
1000-1100: 1
1100-1200: 4
1200-1300: 4
1300-1400: 13 (kettle of 8)
1400-1500: 3
1500-1600: 88 (kettles of 43 & 39)
1600-1700: 23 (kettle of 22)

Peregrine Falcon: (1) 2:01, (1) 2:42
(Both Peregrines very high.)

Hawk totals:
OS 1
BE 1
BW 136
PG 2
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[Raptor Total 140] 

Migrant butterflies:
Cloudless Sulphur - 78, Monarch - 4.

Counters: 9.0 total hours
Jim Rowell 0800-1700, Bill Haley 0900-1700.

Reporting: William G. Haley, Jr."
 
 
The Bald Eagle is the 7th new countable species of the season so far.
Thanks for keeping up with us, it encourages them to
 
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!
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