Telegram-herald., 1891-10-25
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strange sounds and sArill calls above
BIS he@d- Macy a ons living IA cities
hears - tempest Of wings pass far above
IA the dead of night OF late the de-
partsnent ~ agriculture as Washington
has given musa attention 10 the sub
1ect of bird nigration ard has sent out
circulars % lighthouse keepers asking
them 10 81 Ia blank. naming the birds
that strike the lanterns IN spriag and
sfau, and II they do not know the name
they are requested ~ forward me wing
and head
IL - estimated that during the march
tng season which : now at its height
many millions OF 'bires pass southwark
every night They come ffom every
part Of the north and iy ave or six hun
'drrd niles withou. resting
The birds that ly in the night rest
and feed daring the day along the route
coy~rts IN sas north. and they ara
afraid % expose themselves IN daylight
IN largs n1Ea aber.; bat those that haunt
open places mount hi,yh ir.to the air a.
sunrise and ay TIL dark.
The birds that live In the woods or
browse wait tll asssx. then you hear
hurricane Of wings rhey rise ef,en
one OF two miles, and some times three,
hover auo1g The clouds. and then, hav-
ing det~-mlne siseir course. speed on
ward They hardly ever sea out on .
night Shea No stars are visible, for il
is by these. undoubtedly. that they are
guided - sae greatest extent
Sonetllaes a storm arises when they
are miles Up II me air; the stars arc
blotted out and ley lose their way.
Tnen they are driven before the gale
for miles, bat - .ciecs piece of for
est. where they perch aud wait until
lthe weather clears II the weather is
lime shey tAsry ~ each stopping place
for several days froliel1ing and chasing
'one another through sns air and filing
she air via their cries. But the first
tinge OF cold ia ttie wind s-ts them on
again ~ a ~A-ne~ relicn, whore sacy
feed and scream ad whistle and sing till
gray frost appc2Fs or bitter northern
wind begins y plre. Some birds travel
six THOUSAND miles every spring aud
fall. going from no-thsrly parsA of
GrcenlAnd to has sropic Of Capricorn
The Wild goose, he barnacle goose
and the orslt can each fly from five 10
seven hundred miles without resting.
and they arc now erDsSin9 the gulf of
ST Lavrencs every day in hundreds Of
thousands- They assemble IN large
bodies ON the h.adlands IN Nevfound-
land when the weather begins - grow
cold. and wait for q fair wind which Is
northeasser. The geese and brants
like ~ sct out in the morning. bat sone-
times the wind veers. fog arises from
ehe see, smo.heriag ths sun In the day
and the stars st night, and they become
bewilaersd. Captains of schooners that
sail across the gulf In spring and fall,
frequsrtly end from score 10 hun
.dred OF wild reese IN he morning,
erouchia- on the dscts, matches, railinys
and boo-n< These birds " IL not alight
I'm the sea. and become perfectly tame
by bewiiderfnsnt and terror; and the
deck hands K III them with CATS.
A large majority ~ the migratory
birds josrney b. night aud anyone IN
terested In the subject whether he live
IN The csy or sas country viii Be- able
20 know when congregation Is pxss-
sng. The expert. moreover. can deter
nine from the whistles and calls what
spscies OF bird comprises the passin,
flock They do not whistle or sing as
they do IN .he woods. but usually give
out one or two notes which are intended
a. signals 10 keep the army together.
TIE boeoi.nk for example cries
''Spinlt. ''Spinh;" ths ki1gfsher gives
q hoar.s screech though he laughs aud
ehatters when not IA passage; the
v~oodpecker screams ard the duck gives
q resonant ause<.
Sc1ne of the birds OF pasesys adopt
srccial routes ard 50 By these every
year. There are probably frogn ffseen
90 tweuty million birds now moving
down tae vallsy q sss Mississippi; vast
numbers pass along The skirt of TIE
Rocky mountains. and the air at nigh,
~ throoged vrh them alo- e both
azores Of the continent
The light s.epers sow are sending In
some vary interesting stories about the
NtFH& 70 1rFt~F< ~ AH-ttA t>A@A1 efa'
me that On dark md storray night q
week sro thousands ~ birds we're al
i.rsrted. and that she lanterns ~e-s
S.irtv p~i.~d with shem. Hundreds
Of shsm lag desd at The bases oi
she tower. in she morning and many
aeha ard woanied sses we're seen soat-
inS IA she sea have spent sone
nights fa the ianserus with the keepers,
an.l those shat ware dark and stormy
brought Vie largest crowds OF birds
Some Of shsm approached the Light
car~fally. fyiuc rvund and round and
then. steesyiarti,eznselve peerrd with
wide. sender sesic<ea eyes IN threugh
the glass.
NuuNer Of theu eyinx IA . h>-
~flslerea r~.v s.-vsk eh> lantern with a
h~avv. sou<f-- so~ud and frll ss.x-
wards as II sh-t. Tee ecucussson hills
them isssaatiy. Ar they striiss had srst.
rsclrs. ruiIferiut. z-sils and ssler larvs
hirsls XII themselves "a readily asaisss
s,~ r,sss a. ?, osce. thrpsa~s. vArsieEs.
sparrevs Or peevrss.
But What : medley q ses<he-cd ewsa-
ssn- s.asa-s ~ Kiar- n ss the LIGHTS.
Thee vere Tsils. with Fer Bad Ike
s~~e ana ret,cw bills. hswss eagles
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