Media Coverage

Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch has been covered by various sources of media including Public Television, NPR, NBC29 News, and newspapers. You can view/hear some of these stories below.

UNTAMED – Bird Migration (July 30, 2020)
In 2019, Virginia Public Media (VPM) produced “Untamed: Life is Wild”, a  television series that offers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the lifesaving work of the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Season 2, Episode 211 Bird Migration was aired on July 30, which featured Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch and its Coordinator, Vic Laubach. Vic was on site at the hawk watch to talk about raptor migration and how we monitor raptor populations. In this episode, watch Vic, Wildlife Center staff, and other migratory bird experts as they explain why birds migrate, and the dangers that they face along their journey. The hawk watch part starts at 4min 15sec.


TV 3 News (Harrisonburg, VA (Sept 9, 2017 Open House event)

Charlottesville NBC29 News story (October 2012).

Blue Ridge Country (Feb 2012) – PDF file download

C-VILLE Weekly – Charlottesville, VA (Sep 2012)

National Public Radio (September 2008)