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The date of creation of the lyrics are unknown. The inspiration for the poem is described in his memoirs The Wanderer Between Two Worlds: . I was lying as a war volunteer on the forest clearing plowed by grenades as I was a hundred nights before as a listening post and stared into the flickering light of the stormy night which was criss-crossed by the restless spotlights on German and French ...
Hundreds of species of unusual birds are on display throughout Ohio this month as they migrate north for the summer. Those birds range from annual favorites, like the pine warbler, to unexpected ...
In some areas, migration routes change due to shifts in available habitat, environment and food sources. As vagrants, cackling geese have reached Western Europe of their own accord, as has been proven by ringing recoveries and documented sightings. The birds seen in Europe are of, at least, the subspecies hutchinsii, and possibly
(The Center Square) – Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game ...
A common pattern in North America is clockwise migration, where birds flying North tend to be further West, and flying South tend to shift Eastwards. Many, if not most, birds migrate in flocks. For larger birds, flying in flocks reduces the energy cost. Geese in a V formation may conserve 12–20% of the energy they would need to fly alone.
Ohio skies are filled this time of year with hundreds of species of birds flying north for the summer. The height of the spring migration — known as The Biggest Week in American Birding — is ...
Perhaps Miner's most significant contribution to the conservation movement was his practice of banding ducks and geese. Although his son claims that Jack was the first person to band birds in North America, [14] it had been introduced by American Leon J. Cole several years earlier. Miner had begun banding ducks and geese in August, 1909. [15]
For the past 10 years, Hummingbird Central has tracked hummingbirds' northward migration. Ken Freeman, a Hummingbird Central staff member, says the site relies on "citizen spotters" to report ...