Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch - 1976 - 2007
Held on the grounds of The Inn at Afton, Waynesboro, VA
I recently came across a guide describing the site as "a luxurious hawk
watch on the deck of the inn." IMPO, to reach a level of "luxurious", a
hawk watch should at minimum include daily neck and back massages for the
volunteer counters. However, with the ease of access and comfortable
facilities close at hand, Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch is considered a "posh
lookout."
Our season officially begins this Saturday, August 18 and will run through
Sunday, November 18. We continue to actively seek volunteer counters and
because we depend on qualified counters, unfortunately some good weather
days may go uncovered.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL VOLUNTEER COUNTERS:
To assure continued high level of data collection, all volunteer counters
will be required to attend a 15-minute refresher session, the first to be
held at the hawk watch this Saturday at 10 a.m. In addition to the
refresher session, all counters will be required to view a basic hawks in
flight video that will be provided on CD and made available on Saturday.
As a reminder, there are several traffic cams strategically positioned along
I-64 on the approach to and on top of Afton Mountain. These live feeds also
show current weather conditions that could save you a trip. That web site
is:
http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/eoc-mainwebcams.asp. ;
For more information on the hawk watch, go to:
http://home.ntelos.net/~btkin/rockfish_gap_hawk_watch/
We hope you take the time to come and visit with us this season. Remember
to take the time to look up for a chance to witness a marvel of nature - the
annual fall raptor migration.
Brenda Tekin
Co-coordinator & Compiler
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch is held on the grounds of the Inn at Afton, located
on the southern side of Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just above
where I-64 (exit 99) intersects with the southern end of the Skyline Drive
and the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just east of Waynesboro, VA
and approximately 22 miles west of Charlottesville, VA.
