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
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Tuesday Was a BLUE SKY Day!!!

My computer froze yesterday, so I am catching up this morning, and not directing traffic to the blog just yet. Also, I have the same issue as last year that the text will only run on. In an attempt to just get the numbers up, until I can get situated, I am just posting Bill's emails as is, even though the sentences run together. At least the numbers are recorded here. Jimmy is posting to Hawk Count. So the numbers will be there, and I am putting Bill's emails on the facebook page. As soon as I can convert to photos to post, I can get it up in a more readable version. But hawks are flying, as always. Sure as the sun rises in the morning, migration is on! Here's Bill's report:////"Soddy Mountain, TN Hawk Report--- Tues., Sept. 13, 2022 Duration: 0900-1500 = 6.0 hours-- Counter: Bill Haley--- Weather: Clear from 0900-1300, 10% at 1400, increasing to 30% clouds at 1500. Temp. 57-79F. Winds were variable, growing stronger after 1300: NNE 0900, NNW 1000, SSW 1100, WSW 1200, WNW 1300, W 1400. Visibility was 50-60 K all day.--- Raptors by the hour:... 0900-1000 - 0... 1000-1100 - 0... 1100- 1200 - BW 5... 1200-1300 - BW 1... 1300-1400 - BW 1... 1400-1500 - BW 1... --------------- Total 8 Broad-winged Hawks.... Blue skies most of the day made hawk spotting difficult. Westerly winds are not a favorable direction at Soddy Mountain.... Reporting; William (Bill) Haley"... Jimmy hopes to get up there some, at the end of September, for a few hours. The cool weather is encouraging...As always we wish you great birding... KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!
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