A Day to Remember!

On Tuesday, a fire was raging west of the hawkwatch along Hwy 8, on the west side of the Savage Gulf area. Jimmy and I were traveling to Murfreesboro for a doctor's appointment, and had not heard of the fire, but were alerted by the amount of emergency activity there was in the area. I texted family wondering what could be going on, and my daughter quickly responded with a link to the fire info. The further west we went, the more we could smell the smoke, but flames were not visible from the road. I wondered then, would it have any bearing on the hawk watch, which we had only a few minutes earlier passed and blown the horn as we often do, when we know someone is on the watch. Whether a fire so large would actually hold hawks into a pattern which would more or less force them to go over the watch and head further south before heading into a westerly flight, I cannot say for certain. But since a very good day co incided with Bill's very good day, I have to wonder. Here's the story, and his report - he says it will be a memorable day! Tuesday 10 25 22: click on the post to view it in larger print.