The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-07-25
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Representations Of Birds More Accurate
Than Government Signal Bureaus.
That birds have long been guides to
sailors and agriculturists every one who
knows anything about popular weather
prognostics is well aware. Not only have
the fight and general action Of birds
been noted by all civilized nations, but
among harbarous tribes In this and other
lands the migratory habits Of the feat,-
cred tribe have discounted the pregnos-
Acsofgovernmentsignal bureaus. Wind,
rain and other atmospheric changes are
predicted by those who narrowly watch
the migration Of birds, and sailors In
particular, who are close observers Of the
heavens above, the atmosphere around
the. and the waters beneath them, base
their prognostics On all the peculiar
phases Of land, water and sky and the
elements Of life which people them
Among the birds which serve to guide
the sailors to look out for squalls, the
sailor expects wind when the cormorants
fly landward. If the gull soars to lofty
heights and, circling round, utters shrin
cries, storm is approaching. II the
parrots whistle on shipboard it will rain.
IF they dress their feathers and are wake
full 1t will storm the next day. IF the
petrels gather under the stern Of Q ship
bad weather will follow. The stormy
petrol surely betokens stormy weather,
and no sooner do they gather In numbers
In the wake Of ship than sailors pre-
pare t. meet an impending tempest.
Hunters are close observers Of the hab"
It's Of birds, and many prognostics are
learned from the vocabulary Of an ex-
perienced hunter, who will stay indoors
In the morning when an amateur hunter
will be tempted out by clear sky, to
come back In the rain, or who will find
that moderate temperature In the
morning Is no sure precursor Of egwarm
day. Among the prognostics the hunter
draws from the birds few will suffice:
Il birds In tho autumn grow tame
The winter will be too cold for game.
Bats flying late in the evening indicate
fair weathe1,5ut if they speak flying it
will rain on the following dap. A soi-
tary buzzard at a great altitude indicates
rain, but If buzzards fly high together
it will be fair weather. If chickens crow
before sundown it will rain NEXT day.
If they go out In the rain It will ruin all
day. If they-run to shelter It will not
rain long. II they come off the roost at
nighS rain will soon follow.
The Zuni Indian hunter, say when
chimney swallows circle and call they
speak Of rain, and Indians predict deep
fall OF snow when grouse drum at night.
Hunters and fishermen have q saying
that tthere viii Pc no rain the day the
crane flies down the creek" One crow
flying alone is a sign Of foul weather,
but II crows fly In pairs the weather will
be fine. IF crows make much noise and
fy in circle rain Is expected If the
cuckoo halloos in low land it will rain; IL
on high land the weather will be fair.
Domestic fowls look toward the sky be-
fore rain and go to roost In the day time.
IF they stand on one leg the weather will
be cold. If birds are fat and sleek In
February 1t is q sign Of moro cold wealth.
er. IF geese walk east and fly west ii
will be cold.
An old proverb says: "When the hen
crows, expect storm within and with.
ont" and hunters say that the direction
the loon flies In the morning will be the
direction Of the wind the next day.
Owls hooting In the day time indicate
rain, but If at night the weather will b'a
fafr.
When the peacock loudly bawls
Soon ven have both rain end squalls
Pigeons return to their dovecstes un.
usually early before rain. The habits
Of wild geese are watohed, end furnish
many prognostics. The following is 81
popular verse:
wnd geese wild geese going to the sea,
Good weather - viii be;
Wild geese Wild geese, going to the hil.
The weather It Will spin.
In Kansas, when the wild geese fly to
the aoutheast in the fall, the people eH'
pect blizzard.-Savnnnah News