Need for bird aviary highlighted by today’s release Ian Price August 18, 2022 1 minute read Officials releasing two red-shouldered hawks at the Merriman Soccer Complex this afternoon say the birds would have been ready a lot sooner if litigation wasn’t preventing the construction of a bird aviary. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. Share: Post navigation Previous: Coming soon: Family Service of the Roanoke Valley’s VIP DinnerNext: Roanoke County SOL scores back to pre-pandemic levels Related Stories Not everyone in the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia jumped on the American Patriot bandwagon early during the Revolution Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Orvis to relocate Roanoke operations, retaining 60 jobs Ian Price June 22, 2026
