The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
WHERE THE GEESE WINTER
paRTs or TKxds TEEMING NOW WITH
the Why BIRDa


l. Brought to Bag in Texas.
RocKpoRr Tex, Dec. 14.-For ten days
c,.r the iong lines Il wild geese have been swing
M, in and settling On bay, SEQ arm and prairie.
The vanguard from the north reached here in
the last week Of November, as IL does year after
yrs- with unchanging regularity. The folks
4 Nransas county know that winter IN coming
mis- when they hear the steady honk honk ciang
r.i Sn from the midnight sky. within twenty
'.uf hours aitcrward the first norther ui the sea
hluws its chill breath over the rolling land.
and the man VIII has been fishing all summer
and fall gets down his gun, oils II and tries the
,r,s Once the ' shaped flock has landed thu sc
i,und seem to come in swarms Twenty bords
VIl hc seen On the next day and two days later
IUc great Wild fowl are everywhere
The southwestern edge Of Texas and that
mart 4 the Mexican Z, asst which lies east Of Tux
Dan are the winter homes Of the wild goose. Some
II thr nucks 60 even farther south. spending
nc cold months along Central America, and &C.
.,,t unal.y the Canadian flyer is To bc found in
lie northern part Of South American, but the
est bulk If the migrating horde puts IN Drccm,
1sr January and February in the territory indi
,ateh The southwark Light lasts all Of siN weeks
because slmc individuals harder than others,
or less inclined To- cNcrtiun remain in the north
antil all waters are 81, scd They are then forced
toCmigTate or stStyr. " lid gecEc are NEST num-
,rous in this section after Jan. l. by that time
all are here and settled which intend to stay here
and their numbers are iur, ncciNab!c. II is not
am unusual thing ~ rec an army ~ from 3 900
tr : 600 geese upYu 'hc prairie, ana IN tying 10
their t..sts at night the "ncs 81 them are lfno-
ucally continuous In Dakota and other States
Il the Northwest the s.ulhward nylng gangs
feed IN the corn and wheat !cds, subsistinE upon
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