This evening at Carvins Cove Reservoir?I observed?12 Common Terns flying back
and forth over the lake - they were very vocal and often?hit the
water,?possibly catching some of the bait fish that the fishermen tell me are
abundant in the lake.?This represents a new peak count for the Roanoke Valley,
the previous high being 8.?Also present was a single Black Tern.
Mike Purdy
Roanoke, VA.