Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-25

sprihg.-From Latham, Alexander &
Co.'s Movements and Fluctuations"
BIRDS SOUTHWARK BOUND.
Begin Their Twittering Migratory
Flight In September.
For the lover Of birds, September Is a
month in which every hour at the desk
or in the office is sorely begrudged.
Once again is the shrubbery filled with
the old friends whose acquaintance
was made early in the spring. In Au-
gust the search for bird life Is oftimes
most discouraging, and 1t would seem
| that the feathered folk had deserted all
the dear old haunts. But in this month
behold the feathered hosts once more.
| The first cool weather brings a wave
Of the little winged sprites, most of
them being the warblers. They are on
| their way south now and to the anna
teur the new dresses Of many Of them
make recognition a bit difficult. A
greater number are young birds which
have not yet attained the plumage of
maturity. Then. too many Of the adult
birds have donned their travelling
gowns, which are much soberer than
the gorgeous dress Of the nuptial sea-
son. The spring songs are lacking now,
but the familiar twitterings and char
acteristic notes are to be heard wher-
ever the birds are found. The fall
flight is in reality one Of the most in
teresting phases Of bird study. He who
would know his feathered friends thor
oughly must be abroad with note book
and pencil daily, for many Of the birds
tarry but for a day or two on their
way south.
Species which were by no means COM
mon in the spring will often be seen in
unexpected numbers during the fall
migration, as If they varied their routes
Of travel between the limits of their
habitat. Those who dwell along the
seacoast have an opportunity Of study
ing a phase of bird life. the tragedy Of
migration, which those farther inland
know, nothing Of. At no season Of the
year do so many Of the feathered folk
come to untimely death by dashing
against the light houses as in the Sep
tember flight. Beyond question this in
part is due to the fact that a large
percentage Of the migrants are making
their first journey. Then, again, Sep
tember nights are inclined to be foggy
The result is that the glare Of the big
seacoast beacons seemingly confuse the
feathery travellers and thousands dash
themselves to death. From September
to 10. many sojourners Of the summer
will take their departure for warmer
climes. The worm eating warbler and
the blue winged warbler are among the
first to depart.
With them will go the rough-winged
swallow, the orchard oriole and the Ar
cadian f1y-catcher. During these same
early days the black-polled warbler, the
Connecticut warbler and the Lincoln
sparrows are liable to arrive from the
north, tarrying briefly on their way
south. During the next ten days we
may say goodbye to the purple mar
tin, the Baltimore oriole, the yellow
breasted chat, and that little nugget
Of living gold, the yellow warbler. At
this time in the low damp meadows
and marshes that erratic flyer who Is
at once a delight and an evaporation
to the sportsman, Wilson's snipe, Is to
be found. He also is transient. The
blue-headed vireo, the olive-backed
thrush and Bicknell's thrush will also
make a fleeting visit. September 1923
sees the departure and arrival Of many
old acquaintances. The Louisiana wa
ter thrush, the veery, the hooded war
bier, that pleasant little singer of
warm July days, the warbllng Vireo,
the wood pewee, the rose-breasted
grosback, the yellow-throated virea,
the king bird, the crested fiy-catcher,
the humming bird, the little green her
on and the common tern all depart FOR
distant lands. At the same time little
woodland ponds and quiet waters be-
come tenanted by those marvelously
swift yet diminutive ducks, the green
winged and blue-winged teal.
The American coot yill also be found
in the sedges. All three Of these are
but sojourners for a week or two. The
golden-crown and the junco Gomez?
golden-crowned kinglet and the punco
come down from the north to spend
the winter. In certain sections the Win
ter wren also comes to take up his
abode. The yellow palm warbler, the
white-crowned sparrow, the white
throated sparrow and the ruby-crown-
ed kinglet also come from the northern
districts, and later will seek more
southern latitude. Along the seacoast
the great winged herring gull arrives
to spend the winter. All through the
month the various waders, such as
sand-pipers, the plovers, the curle"
and yellow-legs, come down In great
fiocks along the salt marshes. travelling
to the south. The flight of these olrds
is usually heaviest in the early part Oh
the month and by the end Of the month
only a few belated stragglers are 10 De
seen. The forerunners OF the great
web-footed tribe begin to arrive, but
the main flight will not be for some
weeks yet. Thus it is that the oird
student who would keep in touch with
the feathered world finds his hours
afield in September are all too short
Country Life in America.
rs Few temptations beset the mdus-
trious, but all temptations assail the
idle.
III If fortune has PLAYED thee talSe tO-