S.M.H.W.
Hamilton co., TN
The first day of Autumn 2016. We had much more cloud cover later in the day
but it seemed as if the hawks stopped coming through once it became easier to
spot them. Those that were seen were mostly distant specks and very high up
in the sky. We all received liberal doses of "hawk neck".
Our totals for the day were 254 Broad-winged Hawks of which 137 of them were
counted during the noon hour. We also tallied 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks 1 Cooper's
Hawk and 2 American Kestrels.
For only the second time in our 24 year history we saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.
Years ago Bill Haley counted 11 and then today we had 26 fly over, circle many
times gaining altitude and then glide away toward the northwest. When first
spotted by Cynthia, these birds were low and gorgeous and appeared radiant as
the sun reflected off their white and black feathers.
Five chapter members of the HIGHLAND RIM TOS visited our lookout today. They
were: Ruth Ann Henry (McMinnville); Rachel and Dr. Jim Harwell (Fayetteville)
and Joyce and Dewayne Adams (Winchester). Regular Soddy counters were Bill Haley
and Cynthia and Jimmy Wilkerson.
Cynthia & Jimmy
Hixson, Hamilton co., TN
http://soddymountainhawkwatch.blogspot.co
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