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10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

1. 01. I am so important that Roanoke put a bronze statue of me on top of West Hall.
2. 02. I am a "maroon-tailed" hawk.
3. 03. My scientific classification is Buteo maroonesis.
4. 04. I weigh 211 pounds and 11 ounces.
5. 05. My nest is in the Bittle Tree on back quad.
6. 06. I do voiceovers for eagles in movies.
7. 07. My eyesight is 8 times more powerful than a human's.
8. 08. I hatched on Friday, April 17, 2009 in Salem, Virginia.
9. 09. I give the occasional ornithology lecture for the biology department.
10. 10. I am the feathered phenomenon on the Roanoke dance team.