• Large numbers of birds sitting on telephone wires foretells rain.

• Birds roll in the dirt before rain.

• Birds flying inland from the coasts indicates a storm approaching.

• Birds pecking themselves foretells rain.

• When geese walk north, rains comes forth.

• When the goose and the gander begin to meander, the matter is plain, they are dancing for rain.

• Geese that cackle do so for rain.

• Tame geese fly when rain comes.

• Geese fly toward the sea in good weather, and toward land in bad.

Seagulls

• Seagulls sitting on the beach indicates a storm coming.

Ravens

• Ravens crow loudly before a rain.

• Rain approaches when swans fly against the wind.

• When larks fly high and sing, expect good weather.

• Loons fly toward the sea in good weather, and away from sea in bad weather.

• Hawks that light in trees and search for lice indicates rain.

• Crows hollering in the morning are calling for rain in the evening.

• When rooks sit in rows on fences or dikes foretells wind.

• Expect a fine day when rooks fly high.

• A robin hops on snow three times.

Submitted by: Lori F. from WI.

Thanks, Lori

Mark