Day 2 of Fall 2025

Tuesday 9 16, 2025 We were on the road to and from Nashville, Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bill is wracking up hawks. A good day for early watch. Ramping up to the 20th which has always been the greatest week for us historically. Many have said the snows up north have sent the BWs early. Will they come our way, Bill says is the real question. Hope he get to see plenty every thime he gets up there! Here's Tuesday's email : Soddy Mountain, TN Hawkwatch Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 Observer: William (Bill) Haley Duration: 1230-1630 = 4.0 hrs. Weather: 1230 wind SE 2-5, clouds 75%, temp 79 F, hum 53%, baro 30.16, visib 20K. 1400 wind S 2-5, clouds 90%, baro 30.13. 1500 temp 78 F, clouds 50%, hum 59%. 1600 temp 83 F, baro 30.07. Raptors by the hour: 1230-1300 - 0 1300-1400 - OS 1 1400-1500 - SS 1, BW 5 1500-1600 - BW 1 1600-1630 - 0 Total Raptors: OS 1, SS 1, BW 6 = 8 Other sightings (locals, not countable): RT 2 (ad.) local RS 1 (ad.) local BV 19 local, (kettle of 15 seen @ 1548, and again @ 1620) TV 15 local Hummingbirds 5 Monarch 9 Cloudless Sulphur 7 Dragonflies: I didn't do a formal count, but there were many (estimated 250-300+) large unidentified darners, and a couple species I could identify - Black Saddlebags and a few Wandering Gliders going past the lookout. I got to the lookout @ 0930, and it was completely overcast. I decided to go back home, take a load of lumber out of my pickup to make room for my lawnmower, then drove back up and mowed the overgrown lookout. As luck would have it, the clouds started to clear as I loaded the mower back on the truck at 1230. The first bird of the day, an Osprey, sailed directly overhead fairly low @ 1302. I looked for hawks until 1630. Reporting: William (Bill) Haley It is time to KEEP LOOKING UP!!!