THE NIGHT FLYERS 



One night in early September, near my home at 

 Englewood, New Jersey, with a friend, I saw 

 two hundred and sixty-two birds cross the moon 

 between the hours of eight and eleven. Some 



THE BIRDS IN THE MOON. 



During the season when birds are traveling and the moon is full, 

 or nearly so, with the aid of a small telescope the night flyers 

 may often be seen crossing the face of the moon. 



passed so quickly that they were mere blurs. 

 They were evidently very near. Others were in 

 sight for two or three seconds ; the movements of 

 their wings could be seen distinctly. They were 

 undoubtedly a long way off and very high. 

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