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    Field Trip to Rockfish Valley Trails

    By Cory Swift

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    Date/Time
    Saturday, May 16, 2026
    8:00 am - 10:00 am

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    Field Trip Leader:

    Join PVBC trip leader Janet Paisley and staff from the Rockfish Valley Foundation for a birding excursion to the Rockfish Valley Trail, a migration hotspot in Nelson County. Previous trips to this location have turned up exciting warblers and sparrows, but you never know what may be found on a walk at this spot. It will be a fun morning.
    • This field trip is open to all, including children ages 7+
    • Please register for free on Eventbrite.
    • This spot is about 40 minutes from Charlottesville. Meet at 721 Rockfish Valley Highway, Nellysford, VA
    • The walk will traverse about a mile on relatively flat, grass trails.
    • A port-a-potty is available at the park.
    • Carpooling encouraged.
     
    Directions:
    Take Rte 250 West to 151 South (Critzer Shop Road).
    Go 14 miles and pass through Nellysford.
    Look for a gravel parking lot on the right, just beyond a small bridge over a creek.
     
    For more information, contact trip leader Janet Paisley at [email protected]

     

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    Blue Ridge Young Birders Club

    PVBC sponsors a young birders club to foster discovery and learning about Virginia’s birds in children ages 7-16. The Blue Ridge Young Birders Club meets monthly during the first Saturday bird walks at Ivy Creek and conducts field trips in the Charlottesville area. We offer loaner binoculars, and family members are welcome to join. To learn more, email Janet Paisley at [email protected].