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, September 28, 2023

Bald Eagles and Broad-wings, Never a Bad Pairing

Welcome Hawk Help - Jennifer Martin and Tom and Fran Moreley. A Hawk site up near Pigeon Forge, TN, called Sherwood Forest Hawk watch, kept some long hours and did some scope birding this week. They were able over the last 10 days to find over 5000 migrants, most of them being BWs. Their perspective was that the birds they saw got way higher as the day progressed, but then began to lower altitudes as the evening cooled a bit. They saw hawks up until 7pm a day or two. A second notable watch was at Hazel Bazemore Park, in Corpus Christie, TX where counters who have counted there for years, had one of their top 5 counts on Wednesday. Seeing over a quarter million BW's and hig numbers of American Kestrals as well. Both can be seen on Hawkcount.org . This is the site where we also report our meager but rewarding findings.I featured both counts on our Facebook page. Now - Here's the report:
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