With the Roanoke Valley being on the western fringe of Hanna I ventured out
Saturday morning?to look for migrants that may have stopped over to wait out
the rain. At Carvins Cove Reservoir 7 Common Terns were flying up and down the
lake. I don't often see Commons here -?generally Forster's are encountered
here?more often? during migration. I also made a stop at the Roanoke sewage
plant, finding only 7 Solitary Sandpipers and 16 Killdeer. The Roanoke
airport?produced 2 more Killdeer.
Mike Purdy
Roanoke, VA.
