Bill Haley posted this message for the: "Second day on my Soddy Mountain hawk lookout, Thursday, September 17. The morning was overcast with remnants from the hurricane. We got far less rain overnight than I expected. I noticed a few little breaks with some blue sky, so hurried on up to the mountain. I arrived at 10:30 to 90% clouds and 5-10 mph winds out of the NW. Visibility was pretty good at 45 K. Didn't see the first countable hawk till I spotted one gliding swiftly down the valley. Knowing Broad-wings sometimes travel with others, I scanned back along it's flight path, there was a second bird following it. It was 12:50 before I saw another 6, then 7 more during the 1:00 hour. The wind was extremely variable today, one minute NW, then SE, then N. The clouds cleared some by 1:00, down to 65%, and I hoped for more hawks, but action remained slow. The last hawk of the day was a Cooper's Hawk. Final total 15 Broad-winged Hawks, 1 Cooper's Hawk. I had to leave at 3:00 because of an unfortunate sunblock in the eye incident. Had to get home and wash it out well! Many of you know I'm a wildflower lover, so I took some photos from around the lookout and along the road where I park. No person planted these flowers. They were put there by THE Master Gardener - GOD. It is a wildflower paradise right now, which makes my time there even more enjoyable! Thanks Bill 15 BW, 1 Coopers" Keep Looking Up!!!