FIRST FLIGHTS 



Late in the afternoon they begin to return and 

 ere long the roost is again teeming with feathered 

 forms. 



RESTING BY THE WAYSIDE. 



Swallows prepare for their great journey by gathering in large 

 numbers at way stations in the marshes on the line of travel. 

 While waiting for the time to leave, they fly out over the coun- 

 try each day when we often see them resting on the wayside 

 wires. 



The little journeys of Swallows from their 

 sleeping resorts to their hunting grounds begin 

 in July and do not end until late September or 



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