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.
"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
Friday, October 2, 2020
Time for September totals and Grand Total updates
Before I ck to see if Jimmy has caught up on the September totals at Hawkcount.org,
I'll post this morning's report:
Soddy Mountain, TN hawk report
Thurs., Oct. 1, 2020
Duration: 0930-1630 = 7.0 hr.
Counter: Bill Haley
Weather: Clear, up to 1200 clouds 2%, 1300 clouds 5%, 1400 clouds 20%, temperature 57-75F,
wind calm till 1100, then NW 2-10, with occasional gusts up to 15 mph for rest of the day
until 1500, when it went to 3-8 mph, visibility 65K all day.
When the wind became strong from the NW around 1100, it closed down a promising
start to the hawk flight. NW winds push hawks off the ridge and out over the valley.
Several of the sharpies were seen far away from the ridge, going down the valley.
The flight picked up a bit after 1500 when the wind quieted a little.
Hawks by hour:
0930-1000: SS 1
1000-1100: SS 1, CH 1, BW 4
1100-1200: 0
1200-1300: 0
1300-1400: SS 1
1400-1500: SS 2
1500-1600: SS 1, BW 4, RS 1
1600-1630: SS 1, BW 1
Totals: SS 7, CH 1, BW 9, RS 1
Total raptors: 18
Other sightings: Red-breasted Nuthatch, Monarch butterfly 28.
Reporting: William G. (Bill) Haley"
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!
http://hawkcount.org/466-2020-09
Month Summary:Sep, 2020
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Unknown Accipiter
Unknown Buteo
Unknown Falcon
Unknown Eagle
Unknown Raptor
Date Obs
Hrs BV TV OS BE NH SS CH NG RS BW RT RL GE AK ML PG UA UB UF UE UR TOTAL
2020-09-16 5 1 41 42
2020-09-17 4.5 1 15 16
2020-09-19 7.5 1 101 102
2020-09-20 7.5 3 2 3 4066 4074
2020-09-21 4.5 28 28
2020-09-22 7 1 2 2 1 16 22
2020-09-23 4 1 1 2 4
2020-09-26 7.5 2 1 7 1 14 1 2 28
2020-09-27 6.5 9 12 2 23
2020-09-28 7 2 1 10 3 2 1 1 20
2020-09-29 4 1 1
2020-09-30 7.5 2 3 11 57 2 1 76
Total:
Sep 2020 72.5
hours 0 0 5 8 7 43 6 0 0 4355 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4436
Total:
Fall 2020 72.5 hours
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