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

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

As November Begins -

Years ago, Bill made a brochure for the Hawkwatch which included a graph, showing what we could expect to see each month of the Fall season. Let's look at that chart again to see what expectations are for November-
The raptors expected in November are Buteos, Eagles and Vultures, with a larger concentration of Northern Harriers than earlier, and maybe more accipters coming in late on their time frame. We no longer expect to see migrating Kestrals, Falcons, or Ospreys. And we definitely don't expect to see Broad-wings which ended their push in early October. Let's see how the first day of November stacked up. Here's the report:
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