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Cunard Road construction completed
Construction on the Cunard Road has been completed and the road is now open. Access may be delayed at times while striping is being painted.
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Rend Trail closure
Repairs to the stone retention wall will cause closures from June through September, 2013. More »
Birds
scarlet tanager Gary Hartley Diverse populations of birds such as wood warblers, vireos, and thrushes spend part of their lives in the tropics but depend upon the unfragmented forests of the New River Gorge area for breeding. The region is a vital link in the north-south migratory flyway. Each year, thousands of hawks fly across the region during the fall migratory season. The National Park Service and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources have initiated a multi-year program to restore peregrine falcons to New River Gorge. Look for these majestic birds soaring and diving near the cliffs. Every year many species of birds migrate to, and through, New River Gorge National River in search of food and nesting sites. As part of a globally significant forest, New River Gorge offers the food, water, shelter, and space these neo-tropical migrants require for survival. The increasing challenges of habitat loss on their wintering grounds in the tropics, combined with the loss of summer feeding and nesting sites in this country, are causing serious declines in many of our most colorful and elusive species-the wood-warblers. These species depend on the habitat protected within New River Gorge National River.
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Park Bird List
Golden Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Did You Know?
The New River Gorge was logged extensively thoughout the past century. The landscape is now recovering, with the park ecosystem returning to its more natural state, but there are still plenty of signs of the past activities.