[TN-Bird] Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch
- From: tenacbirder@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (BIRD TN-)
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:32:00 +0000
April 21, 2007
Soddy Mountain, Walden's Ridge
Hamilton Co, TN
Harold Birch and I manned the hawk lookout on Saturday. It was a beautiful day
and a great one for migrant raptors. He arrived at 0930 while I got there at
1100. We stayed until 1500. Below is a total of what I saw while there. In
many cases more birds were seen but, it's bad luck to count them on the lookout
so I'm not sure what Harold saw before I got there!
Broad-winged Hawk - 23
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Osprey - 5 (4 in a 10 minute period)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 immature, 2 adults
Conditions:
Temperature 52 - 77 F.
Relative Humidity 80% - 33%
Wind Direction Calm - North @4
Barometric Pressure 30.29 - 30.23
Visibility 15 K. Hazy - 30 Kilometers Clear
Cloud cover 0% - 8%
Time 0930 - 1500
Spring Hawk Watching will be over in less than 2 weeks. Not much coverage has
happened this year due to other activities, weather and working for a living.
Directions: From Chattanooga take Hwy. 24 north for about 20 miles until you
come to the Hwy.111 split; take 111 to the top of the mountain; exit and turn
left onto Jones Gap Rd., go about 3 miles; Jones Gap will make a hard left (do
not continue on Burchard Rd.); go one-half mile to dead end; park and walk up
small embankment.
Jimmy Wilkerson
Hixson, Hamilton Co., TN
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