[TN-Bird] Fwd: Hawk Migra Info needed- Sharp's Ridge & Soddy Daisy Area
- From: JimmWilkerson@xxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:23:04 EDT
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In a message dated 8/24/2004 12:55:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JimmWilkerson
writes:
> Subj:Re: [TN-Bird] Hawk Migra Info needed- Sharp's Ridge &Soddy Daisy Area
> Date:8/24/2004 12:55:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:JimmWilkerson
> To:
>
>
>
> Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch
> near Soddy-Daisy, TN.
> Directions:
>
> Coming from Nashville via I-24. As you approach downtown Chattanooga exit
> onto Hwy. 27. (This is also a four lane divided hwy.) In a couple miles you
> will cross the Tennessee River, from this point travel for about 20 to 25
> minutes. As you cross Soddy Lake, a small body of water to your left and a
> larger body of water to your right, prepare to get into the left lane. Hwy.
> 111
> goes left up the mountain. Take 111 to the top of the mountain. Jones Gap
> Road will be the first exit you come to. *** There is construction in the
> area now and who knows what it may look like later in September.*** The
> ideal
> thing to do would be to exit and turn left crossing the bridge overpass.
> Currently you have to continue under the bridge while still on 111 and
> proceed
> for about 0.1 mile before turning right and backtracking to the bridge and
> turning right to cross the bridge! Now that you are thoroughly
> confused...Drive
> down Jones Gap, just under 2.0 miles, until you go through a series of "S"
> curves. In about 0.2 miles Jones Gap makes a sharp left as if actually
> turning onto another street. Go to the dead end and park. The watch area is
> just
> up a small embankment. Consult the Tennessee Gazetteer Page 25 B-4 for an
> approximation. There are no restroom facilities!!! BRING BINOCULARS, A
> CHAIR, WATER AND SOMETHING TO EAT!
>
> Hawk's migrate better when the watchers have plenty to eat. I could get
> onto another long winded tirade about all the "Scientific data" we have
> amassed
> while waiting for another Kettle in September! Suffice to say Tuna fish
> sandwiches seem to be the favorite with peanut butter and dill pickle
> sandwiches
> being the close second. There is a secret to how the dill pickles are sliced
> but we will only divulge this information once you have set foot onto the
> hawk watch proper. All the seasoned veterans believe unquestioningly: The
> Hawk
> Watch is hallowed ground! But, we don't remove our shoes!
>
> Broad-winged Hawk season runs from mid September and last for a short Two
> and a half weeks or so. By early October we seldom count over 3 to 5 per
> day.
> With most early October days seeing none.
>
> Accipiter season is next as Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks pass through in
> Late September and October.
>
> Red-tailed Hawks are next on the agenda for November! Bill Haley the Hawk
> Watch coordinator has often stated this is his favorite time of the year.
>
> The watch is manned daily for about two weeks in September. After that it
> gets to be sporadic but someone tries to be there on the week ends until
> early
> December.
>
> Broad-winged season is definitely the most spectacular, in my opinion, if
> you are there on a day when there is good movement. Pay attention to the
> weather in mid September any cold front, either before or after, moving
> through
> the area brings promises of better Hawk migration conditions. If we
> experience
> two or three days of rain, anxiety levels rise because we know when the
> weather breaks, the flood gates open for the backed up Broadies!!! Hawks
> are
> a lot like me, they don't like to work in the rain. They start work about 9
> and are ready to knock off around 4.
>
> It will be hard for me to endure the next three weeks. I've gone and gotten
> myself overly excited already.
>
> Jimmy Wilkerson
> Hixson/Chattanooga
> Hamilton, Co. TN.
>
>
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