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

Thursday, October 4, 2018

There's More To The Blog Than the Blog

Just a short note to say, that there is more on this blog to read about the hawk watch and raptors than the Blog report.

 If you are using a phone to read this, there should be two arrows at the top of your page in the right corner. If you click HOME, a list of 14 titles with circles should appear. Each of these is a page on the blog, with a link. If you click on the dot to the page you can find more info about our stats, directions, instructions and identification of hawks.

If you are using a laptop or PC, those same page links appear on the left sidebar under the word HOME.  The directions page is singled out in about 3 locations on both side bars.  Please spend a little time getting to know the Blog, and use it's self helps.

One further note: if you are a person who will fill in some time at the watch and would like to send in your report for what you and or your group saw, Please E-mail Jimmy Wilkerson at tenacbirder@Comcast.com.  Or if you know Bill's email, you may also email him. ( I haven't asked his permission to post it here yet.)

More great fall Raptors are on migration. There is still a lot of counting to be done.  Please ck the Blog below for the dates Bill expects to spend up there this month! You might wish to lead a field trip for your group. PLEASE feel free to.  And report your numbers! Come prepared with food, sunscreen, chairs and sweaters. It will cool any day now. But also be able to be comfortable in the heat!
Happy Hawking!!!!
and
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!
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