This cache is located along Martin Count’s Hawk’s Hammock Nature and Equestrian Trail System, and can be accessed via the newly created Public Access & Parking area at the end of Green Farms Road.
Since its namesake is that of Hawks, I thought I’d dedicate a series of caches to some of the most common hawks of North & South America.
The Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) is a buteo that nests on the arctic tundra. Only this hawk and the Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) has feathered legs to the toes. Because of its smaller feet and beak, it is most likely to hunt smaller prey, such as lemmings, voles and large insects. Late in the fall it migrates into southern Canada and the northern US states. It only migrates as far south as its' ability to find prey. It can easily be recognized by its ability to hover over a spot as it seeks out food. Another such feature of recognition, is its' ability to perch on the very top branches of a tree while scanning the grounds below.
T-ratings are roughly based on length of hike. There’s virtually no bushwhacking, (At least not when placed)