The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-27
BIRDS SOUTHWARK BOUND.
gin Their Twittering Migratory
flight in September.

EQUntfy Life In America.
Far the lover of birds September -
= month in which every hour at the desk
~ n the ONCE Is sorely begrudged. once
4gain Is the shrubbery filed with the old
Friends whose acquaintance was made
eariy tn the spring. In August the search
~ hira life was ofttimes most discour-
Aging, and it would seem that the feath-
zered folk had deserted all the dear old
8Auuts4 But in this month behold IT,
featehered hosts once more. The frat
cool weather brings a wave of the little
winged sprites, most of them being the
w<Arblers. Thoy arr on thel- way South
now. and to the amateur the new dresses
Of many OF them make recognition bit
dtfficulI A greater number are young
birds which lave not yet attained the
Manage Of maturity. Then. too, many
of the adult birds have donned their ira =
cling gowns. which are much soberer
taxn tine gorgeous dress of the nuptial
mnason. The spring songs are lacking
NOW, but the familiar twitteriags and
Oh tarcteristtc notes are to DC heard whei
sver the birds are found The fall flight
10 in reality one of the most interesting
phases of bird study. He who would
know his fea+hered friends thoroughly
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 win often be seen |
- uhexpecte3 numbers during the fan
mtyratfcn. as IL they varied their routes
81 travel between the limits of their hab-
14At- Those who dwell along the sea
coast have an opportunity of studying
pfsee of bird life the tragedy of migra-
1fon. which those farther inland know
nothing of. At no season of the year do
20 many of the feathered folk come to
utninely death by dashing against the
lixhthouses a. In the September flight
Beyond question this In part Is due to
the fact that a large per centage Of
the migrants are making their first jour
ney. Then, again. September nights are
Inclined to be foggy. The result is that
the glare of the big sea coast beaconS
seemingly confuse the feathered trav-
eiers, and thousands dash themselves to
death. From September l TO 10 many
sojourners of the summer will take their
Departure for warmer climes. The worm
eating warbler and the blue winged war
bier are among the first TO depart.
With them will go the rough-winged
swallow, the orchard orIole and the Ar
cadian fly 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 good bye to the purple martin:
the Baltimore oriole, the yellow-breasteu
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 al once de-
lght and an evaporation to the sports
also Is transient. The blue-headed vireo,
tbs -olive-backed thrush and Bicknelf s
thrush will also make feeting visit.
September 2O-30 sees the departure and
arrival of many old acquaintance. The
louisiana water thrush, the very, the
hooded warbler. that pleasant little sing
er OF warm July days. the warblfng
vfreo, the wood pewee, the rose-breasted
4rosback, the yellow-throated vireo, the
king bird, the crested fly catcher. the
hummiug bird. the little green heron and
the common tern all depart for distant
1andag At the same time little woodlan1
r0M6e and quiet waters become tenanted
~ those marvelously swift yet dimin L.
tive ducks, the green-winged and blue
winged teal.
The American coot will also be found
In the sedges- All three of these are
but sojourners for a week or two. Tho
Il aoIden-crowned kinglet and the junco
come down from The North to spend the
y&fnter. In certain sections the winter
wren also comes to take up his abode.
The yellow palm warbler, the white
crowned sparrow, the white-throated
SPARROW and the ruby-crowned kinglSt
also come from the northern districts,
and later Will seek more Southern lat
1fude. Along the sea coast the great
winged herring gull arrives to spend the
1 winter. All through the month the va
rfous waders, such as the sandpipers, the
pTovers, the curlew and yellow-legs. come
down In great hocks along the sat
marshes, travelling to the South. The
ffi9ht of these birds is usually heaviest
IN the early part of the month. and by the
end OF the month only few belated
esraggiers are to be seen The foreru0-
ssers Of the great Web-footed tribe begin
10 arrive, but the main flight will not
he FOR some weeks yet. Thus it is that
the bird student who would keep in touch
with the feather world finds his hours
afieid in September are all too short.
Met Death with a Joke.