Nov. 17, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
765 
SEA BIRDS GAVE WARNING. 
Sea birds soaring in from Mobile bay sounded 
the first note of alarm and in true Paul Revere 
style warned the people of that stricken city of 
the approach of the coast storm that later brought 
such havoc to life and property. Through some 
unexplainable atmospheric condition these sea 
birds have advanced knowledge of coming storms, 
and they invariably seek the shelter of the inland 
country. Not only do they look to their own 
safety but they shriek loudly as they soar to 
cover and hefald their note of warning to man 
and beast. 
As early as Sunday night the people of Mobile 
had given recognition to the first flights of 
“Mother Cary’s chickens,” a rather timorous sea 
bird, which were coming in droves from the 
coast and passing Mobile in their early haste for 
shelter. Monday morning the more courageous 
sea gulls began to follow in the path of the timid 
“Mother Cary’s chickens,” and later in the day 
whole flocks of pelicans brought up the rear of 
the procession that was headed to safety. 
The shrill notes of these frightened birds could 
be plainly heard above the din and noise of the 
busy city, and in the outskirts their presence had 
been widely commented upon and accepted as a 
sure forerunner of the disaster that followed so 
soon after. These people had no further knowl¬ 
edge of the coming storm than that supplied by 
these aquatic birds, but that was assurance to 
satisfy all that a storm was invading the coast 
section and that it might take its course up the 
bay. 
Throughout Monday the presence of the fright¬ 
ened birds from the coast was the feature of con¬ 
versation. By Monday night there had been such 
a general storm discussion that the people of 
Mobile no longer doubted the storm’s coming, 
but only speculated on the time of its arrival. 
The day and night of Monday had bee a period 
of warning and early Tuesday morning the first 
signs of the storm were visible. By Tuesday 
night Mobile was a stricken city, the extent of 
life and property loss still being a matter of 
much doubt, but sufficient to have it recorded as 
among the notable disasters of the year.—From 
the Memphis Commercial Appeal. 
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