Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries

Predicting
Ants hurry to and fro carrying their eggs. They run in circles,
when rain is about and in straight lines when it is fine.
Seabirds fly into interior.
Aquatic birds leave inland lakes.
Swamp birds nest further up valleys, to coincide with
expected water levels when eggs hatch..
Cattle enter stalls late.
Roe deer and other game seem to lose their shyness and
leave the woods.
Fish jump from water.
Earthworms come out of holes.
2. OF BETTER WEATHER
(animals seem industrious)
Swallows fly high in search of insects.
Spiders spin webs. Seaweed stiffens.
Bush birds stay longer in bush in summer, winter still far
off.
Early-spring arrival of swallow and cuckoo(Europe)
Dolphins splashing in a billowy sea.
Cranes flying high in silence.
3. OF WEATHER CHANGE
(Animals seem annoyed)
Owl or morepork screeching.
Sheep skip and sport.
Oxen sniff the air or paw the ground.
Many birds have special rain or weather calls.
4. OF EARTHQUAKES
(Animals seem to panic and want to get out into the open)
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