Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-31

under them. and not always starting up when
the wires were struck b. . stone-s tsmpta-
tion TO throw which the passing small boys
found u Impossible 70 resist,
Beside the road Ia small brook with two
or three exposed pools. and here wss Kreas
ovA. whi.i Of birds. all going In the same d.
rection. each In passing dipping for drink.
then rising to re-take its place IN the line.
Now and then some returned 70 the wires or
Others Joined the drinkers, but the numbers
were 80 great that . collision seemed I'M
avoidabie.
A large part Of the nock had settled In .
pasture some distance away. In 80 close
group that they made Q spot Of blue on the
short grass. Crossing over 10 these found
them quietly enjoying the sunlight, and, as
approached from the southwest. all had their
backs towards me, showing TO perfection the
beautiful steel h2pe OF the feathers. Most Of
the time they were still, though now and then
one undertook 70 walk . few inches, II, In.
deed, such ridiculous hobbis could be called
. walk. But forty feet was near enough
for . pcrson--thes those nearest me rose, and,
passing over the others. alishted In front Of
them. and &C they moved regularly on before
me.
Some Of this portion OF the flock we're on
wire fence near at hand; verv small proper
ton. though over one hundred, were on SIN
gle wire between I'VE posts and tnsse were 20
fearless inst ~hen 'ne iAs' o'e new "A' o"'
nj, ~. Ma. On ~. ,.,.sr.nh xir.. ,o.. In .
body. with those drinking a, the brook, while
the dock from the pasture hurricdly crossed
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moment the very air seemed full Of swallows;
then. rising higher they separated INTO
s"A"e' moe -. 'uin,ns oAeA anu i'.'n' meet
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The tree swallow not only comes earlier
aud stays longer with us than any one OF
the clan, but il 10 the only one OF the
n miiv IN ~,ntsr in The rIp;ted state.
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noous eAPa w .ne os"se' VI
stafSation wnen SUDDEN drop IN
the temperature not only impairs its
vitality but cuts Oh its food supply. OF
one OF these tragic incidents Mrs. Slosson
tells M - for With these .reminy c.re,ess
h;,s. =, $500. :. -. o,r..,,.. !, i.
NV e'0' '1s' VI sN A"s'
The cold wave reached us ~ Miami. on
Biscayne bay. Florida, In the night Of Febru-
airy u, 1853. 1t was preceded by severe thun-
der storms In the evening. On the 18th. Mon
day. II Was very cold All over the state, with
snow and siees - far south ~ ormond and
Titusvillc- Our Thermometers At Miami
ranged from thirty-six degrees TO forty de-
grees during the day. As sat in my room At
the hotel. about four In the afternoon. I saw .
bird outside my window. then another and
another. and soon the air seemed full Of
wings.
Opening my window TO see what the visitors
could be, found they were tree swallows.
Several new into my room, others clustered
on the window-iedgc. budding closely to-
gesher for warmth. There were hundreds Of
them about the house seeking shelter and
warmth They crept in behind the window
blinds, came into open windows. hudd:ed to-
sether by dorens on corniees and stills. They
were quite fearless; once held my hand out
side and two of them lighted on its palm and
sat there quietly. As 1t grew dark and colder
their numbers increased. They few about
the halls and pcrched in corners, and the
whole house was alive with them. Few Of the