Hello Everyone,
Lookout is still around Rio Carranza, south of the Bay of Campeche. The area looks like some of the area where he hung out around the Mississippi River, except it has tropical vegetation. Looks like a great place to live and hunt. We'll get more data in a few days. Thanks for checking in on Lookout!
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website: www.soarsouth.org
p.s. We will be at Rock City for the first three weekends in October for the Rocktoberfest. Our programs are at 1:00 3:00 and 4:30 on Saturdays and 1:00 and 3:00 on Sundays. Come out and see us and learn how to chicken dance and experience German food and beverages. For More info, go to www.seerockcity.com
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Lookout's latest
Hello,
Lookout is still south of the Bay of Campeche. He is about ten miles futher inland, but in the same area. He has a good formula with good hunting, safe roosting. We'll see in a few days where he is and if he continues to move a little more inland. Thanks for visiting!
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website: www.soarsouth.org
p.s. Thanks to all of you who came to our program at Tims Ford State Park and a very special "Thank You" to the Tims Ford Environmental Education Association for sponsoring our presentation!
Lookout is still south of the Bay of Campeche. He is about ten miles futher inland, but in the same area. He has a good formula with good hunting, safe roosting. We'll see in a few days where he is and if he continues to move a little more inland. Thanks for visiting!
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website: www.soarsouth.org
p.s. Thanks to all of you who came to our program at Tims Ford State Park and a very special "Thank You" to the Tims Ford Environmental Education Association for sponsoring our presentation!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Lookout's still lingering
Hello All,
Lookout is still in the same general area as he was a few days ago. He apparently has some great hunting and a good area for roosting. Check back in a few days to see where he has gone. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website at: www.soarsouth.org
Lookout is still in the same general area as he was a few days ago. He apparently has some great hunting and a good area for roosting. Check back in a few days to see where he has gone. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website at: www.soarsouth.org
Monday, September 19, 2011
Lookout's still enjoying the tropical life
Hello All,
Lookout has moved about fifty miles inland, but is still in the same area he has been for almost two weeks. He is roughly 80 miles from the Pacific coast. Will he go there or stay where he is now? Time will tell, but it looks as though he has found a great place for the moment. Keep following....
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website at: www.soarsouth.org
p.s. Thanks to all of you who attended our programs at this past weekend's Shrimp and Grits Festival on Jekyll Island, Georgia. We had a lot of fun and several bowls of delicious shrimp and grits. Can't wait until next year!!!
Lookout has moved about fifty miles inland, but is still in the same area he has been for almost two weeks. He is roughly 80 miles from the Pacific coast. Will he go there or stay where he is now? Time will tell, but it looks as though he has found a great place for the moment. Keep following....
John and Dale
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
visit our website at: www.soarsouth.org
p.s. Thanks to all of you who attended our programs at this past weekend's Shrimp and Grits Festival on Jekyll Island, Georgia. We had a lot of fun and several bowls of delicious shrimp and grits. Can't wait until next year!!!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Lookout still hangin' around the Bay
Hello,
Lookout's still living large (we assume) and enjoying the Bay of Campeche area. There are more birds moving through here now and he probably has his pick of species on which to dine. From the looks of the place, one can see why he might be reluctant to leave. We'll see what he does in a few days. By the way, if anyone is around Jekyll Island, Georgia this weekend, we will be doing some programs for the Shrimp and Grits Festival on Saturday 9/17 at 1:00 and 3:00 and Sunday at 12:00 and 2:00. Thanks for following...
Dale and John
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Lookout Still likes the Bay of Campeche
Hello all,
Lookout still likes the Bay of Campeche! He apparently is finding the area quite nice with an abundance of food. He may have a little competition since this area host quite a spectacle of migrating raptors. Just up the coast is Veracruz and it is world famous for the annual raptor migration http://bird-o.com/2011/04/29/the-veracruz-river-of-raptors-%e2%80%93-central-america%e2%80%99s-great-wildlife-spectacle/ I am sure he is thinking that he is glad he got here before the other tourist. Anyway, we'll keep our fingers crossed and will continue to wait for the next set of satellite readings. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Lookout still likes the Bay of Campeche! He apparently is finding the area quite nice with an abundance of food. He may have a little competition since this area host quite a spectacle of migrating raptors. Just up the coast is Veracruz and it is world famous for the annual raptor migration http://bird-o.com/2011/04/29/the-veracruz-river-of-raptors-%e2%80%93-central-america%e2%80%99s-great-wildlife-spectacle/ I am sure he is thinking that he is glad he got here before the other tourist. Anyway, we'll keep our fingers crossed and will continue to wait for the next set of satellite readings. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Friday, September 09, 2011
Hello,
Lookout hasn't moved a whole lot since his last readings, but he is dealing with Tropical Storm, soon to be Hurricane, Nate. He has explored the area to the south of the Bay, but continues to hang out in the same general location. We can only hope he finds a safe place during the storm, but who knows, maybe he is using the winds to his advantage. He is probably fueling up again after his some 700 mile trip from Texas. We'll see what he does in a few days...
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Lookout hasn't moved a whole lot since his last readings, but he is dealing with Tropical Storm, soon to be Hurricane, Nate. He has explored the area to the south of the Bay, but continues to hang out in the same general location. We can only hope he finds a safe place during the storm, but who knows, maybe he is using the winds to his advantage. He is probably fueling up again after his some 700 mile trip from Texas. We'll see what he does in a few days...
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Lookout's in Mexico (but not where you think he might be)
Hello Everyone,
Sorry we haven't been able to post this latest data from Lookout, but we lost our power for almost two days due to Tropical Storm Lee. We got 9.5 inches of rain at our house and it also became windy. This wind brought down a tree across a nearby power line and viola, no power. Lookout continues to amaze us! We knew that his journey/migration should take him to Central and maybe South America for the winter, but his route there involves a shortcut. It is known that Peregrines cross the Gulf of Mexico, but we expected Lookout to continue hugging the Texas Coast down into Mexico. Instead, he decided to make his trip via the fastest way. Scan the Google Earth plot and you'll see what we mean. Where he goes next is any one's guess. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Sorry we haven't been able to post this latest data from Lookout, but we lost our power for almost two days due to Tropical Storm Lee. We got 9.5 inches of rain at our house and it also became windy. This wind brought down a tree across a nearby power line and viola, no power. Lookout continues to amaze us! We knew that his journey/migration should take him to Central and maybe South America for the winter, but his route there involves a shortcut. It is known that Peregrines cross the Gulf of Mexico, but we expected Lookout to continue hugging the Texas Coast down into Mexico. Instead, he decided to make his trip via the fastest way. Scan the Google Earth plot and you'll see what we mean. Where he goes next is any one's guess. Thanks for following!
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Lookout is now in Texas
Hello Everyone,
Lookout has made it to the Texas Gulf Coast and is now around Galveston. We were wondering how he would cope with Tropical Storm Lee and his solution was simple, move! He is in a great location with multitude of migrating birds, so he should be able to top his tank before continuing his southward trek. Meanwhile, the Peregrine in downtown Chattanooga was seen last Wednesday by Jeff Boehm and several of the building maintenance people. The bird was at first on the Sun Trust Bank building and then flew around for a bit for everyone to see. It is still unknown whether or not it is Bruce, Chatty or a visitor. Maybe we'll have a few more sightings this week. Keep following....
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
Lookout has made it to the Texas Gulf Coast and is now around Galveston. We were wondering how he would cope with Tropical Storm Lee and his solution was simple, move! He is in a great location with multitude of migrating birds, so he should be able to top his tank before continuing his southward trek. Meanwhile, the Peregrine in downtown Chattanooga was seen last Wednesday by Jeff Boehm and several of the building maintenance people. The bird was at first on the Sun Trust Bank building and then flew around for a bit for everyone to see. It is still unknown whether or not it is Bruce, Chatty or a visitor. Maybe we'll have a few more sightings this week. Keep following....
John and Dale
www.soarsouth.org
s.o.a.r.south@hotmail.com
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