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 21, 2021

Hawkcount Chart

Hawkcount.org website is where our numbers are recorded for national archival. Hawk count sites across the US have reported there even before the electronics were available. Even prior to Jimmy's posts to the online records, Bill sent in paper records. I try to put spreadsheet up for occasional cross reference and today was a day I used it to correct an error I made in entries. So glad to have it as a resource, and appreciate Jimmy so much for making those entries and double checking the numbers religiously. Jimmy is to be thanked for this record, and for comparing the blog frequently to let me know if I missed something. I usually post the chart at the end of the month, but I wanted to post near the middle of this month, but waited until we passed the 100,000 mark. So here it is.
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