Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-18 | Page 3 | Rains Cause Death of Numerous Birds

oo RAINS CAUSE DEATH OF NUMEROUS BIRDS BOSTON. July II. Tho long and heavy rains In New England this year have rcoulted In tremendous losa of bird life, according to State Ornithologist Ornithol-ogist Edward R. Forbush. The ralr.s have been more sovere down oat than in Mo ssachuse.tts and reports to lJrofessor Forbush relato that In placus In Malno. at least two wheelbarrow wheel-barrow loads of dead blmney swallows swal-lows havo been taken frfm single long chimney Heavy rains drove to the ground the Inserts cm whbh these birds f caubing tho birds to sturve to deatb