A Cape Cod man, lucky enough to be at Daytona, Florida, in these days, writes that the wild geese have been seen flying north--a fact which East Coast natives assure him presages an early spring. Let us fervently pray that the East Coast people are true prophets, even if of the wishbone variety. With the temperature still vibrating rather wearily between five above and fifteen below, we need such hopefulness as we can get.
It is a question if the movements of geese in Florida waters can supply much of this, however, even if they are moving north. The Canada geese winter just south of the ice, in ordinary winters being found about Cape Cod even in the severest weather. This year the tidal flats which are their favorite feeding places have been iced up far below their usual limits. It may well be that they have gone farther south in unusual numbers, and are merely taking a brief trip up the coast for a "look in" on more familiar feeding places.
Let us hope, however, that Florida is right, and that it is a true sign of an unprecedentedly early spring. We need one. Boston Transcript
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