Afton Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch

September 14 Afton Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch. Join famed Colorado birder Priscilla Erickson to visit the Blue Ridge Parkway and Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch for a fall migration extravaganza! We will bird at paved overlooks along the parkway and then head to the Hawkwatch site to see up to 15 species of southbound migrating raptors in the late morning. For carpooling, meet at 7:00 am at Hickory Haven Park and Ride, just west of Short Pump off I-64. If you would rather meet us there, we will meet at the North Entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway just off of I-64 at around 8:15 am. We will bird the Parkway until about 10:30 and then return to the Inn at Afton for the Hawkwatch, where expert hawk watch volunteers will help us ID raptors. The third week of September usually has large numbers of Broad-winged Hawks, up to 1,000 per day! This is a beginner friendly trip. Feel free to join for any part of the day. Bring optics, snacks, water, and sun protection. Rain date will be Sunday, September 15th. Contact priscilla.erickson@gmail.com for more information.

RAS trips are open to all, RAS membership is encouraged but not required, and unless the trip says otherwise, you don't need to sign up. Please feel free to stay for as long as you want. Attendees do not need to stay the entire time listed.

** The field trip schedule is subject to change. Trips may be added, canceled, or modified. Please check our RAS calendar online at richmondaudubon.org for the most recent trip information.