Weather Proverbs and Prognostics: Birds

Whether you're wondering when to expect rain, or if a cold winter or dry summer is ahead of you, birds have a way of helping us find out! Here is a collection of some of our favorite bird weather proverbs and prognostics.

• Birds singing in the rain indicates fair weather approaching.
• If birds in the autumn grow tame, the winter will be too cold for game.
• Partridges drumming in the fall means a mild and open winter.
• Chickens cackle and owls howl just before rain.
• If crows fly in pairs, expect fine weather; a crow flying alone is a sign of foul weather.
• When fowls roost in daytime, expect rain.
• The whiteness of a goose's breastbone indicates the kind of winter: A red of dark-spotted bone means a cold and stormy winter; few or light-colored spots mean a mild winter.
• When domestic geese walk east and fly west, expect cold weather.
• Hawks flying high means a clear sky. When they fly low, prepare for a blow.
• Petrels gathering under the stern of a ship indicates bad weather.
• When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with watery head.
• When seagulls fly inland, expect a storm.
• When the swallow's nest is high, the summer is very dry. When the swallow buildeth low, you can safely reap and sow.

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