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Show Know The Weather Can you tell anything about the weather by watching the flight and migration of birds? HERE'S AN old weather omen one watched closely by the old timers, though today few of us have time to keep track on our feathered friends. Just as birds have an uncanny uncan-ny sense of direction, they sometimes know more about the coming weather than we do. NEWLY-HATCHED birds, left by their parents, often fly a thousand miles or more to their summer habitat joining their parents, even though they have never traveled the route before. Likewise, birds will return to the same yard year after year from thousands of miles away. SIMILARLY, if you see robins lingering longer in spring than usual or departing the northern climate early, it will often indicate the approach of unseasonal weather trends. Birds migrate at night as often as in the daylight. day-light. You can observe what native na-tive birds are present in your location at various times and note a variance from year to year. Often their departures or arrival will give a clue to future weather. It's an interesting hobby in itself. |