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

Friday, September 22, 2023

Day 6 of INTERNATIONAL HAWK MIGRATION WEEK

Thank you Susan Schott and Rick Williams for the help!!! This has been International Hawk Migration Week for a reason. The largest numbers for Hawk Migration from North to South are known to come in during or near this week. Broad-winged Hawks are the generator of big numbers in our area, but in Texas for example, many different raptors push through on migration, and all have been triggered to move by the cooling temps up North. Thursday was day six of the celebration week and after today's hawk stats, Bill and Crew are 51 BWs from 1000 Broad-winged Hawks for the count this year! Yay. Good luck today. Here's the Report:
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