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

Where Do Hawks Go?

This will be an ongoing investigation into where the hawks we are counting actually go.  Migration maps will change a bit over the years, but some things can be said in general, and some marvelous links to great info pages can be made and reserved for future reference.  I will post the Blogs which discuss it here, and also some specific links as I get time and feel they are up do date. 

I am starting with the first 2 blogs about it in 2017:

WHERE DO RAPTORS GO IN FALL   - Great discussions on other blogs.

The MIGRATION OF RAPTORS WE COUNT 2   - Wikipedia's answers,
                                    excerpts on the online encyclopedia's page for each of our Raptors.

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