Herald & Lanlem 7 September '83

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While most Americans follow the changing seasons by the sports events on television, I mark time by watching the sky. The birds seem to know better than we do the proper time of each phase in the recurring cycle of nature. Last week when I looked skyward, the first of the tree swallows were gathered on thfe utility wires. My initial reaction of “oh, no!, not already!” is a contradiction of feelings as the gathering of swallows heralds the coming of fall, my favorite season. This year these glorious golden days and cool nightewill be a welcome relief after the uggy, muggy summer. My second thought was that these wisps of iridescent green and white feathers deserve their restful pause and catth up gossip on the wires. They/ve been working hard all season. One of the first birds to move north in the spring, our pair of tree swallows had to fight the house sparrows for the right to the nest boxes we put out for them at the Wetlands Institute. 1 Their sweet, liquid chatter, gentle natures and the habit of lining their nests'with white feathers are all endearing aspects of their character. Best of all, they eat many, many insects — catching them on the wing. With their streamlined bodies and long pointed wings, swallows are especially adapted to an aerial life. In flight they hold their tinvbut wide-gaping mouths fully open to scoop flying insects out of the air. They u^IIy forage over water, open meadows or fields. This preference for wide open spaces is reflected in their habit of perching on wires' or the leafless dead tree left in our garden just to encourage the swallows company. As they come, so they go — swallows being one of the earliest fall migrants. They gather in large flocks on the wires, assembling near marshes where they roost at night. Soon they will be gone and fall will be here. Text: Joan Galli Illustration: Marion Glaspey

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AVALON - The Public Works Department will continue to collect recyclables during the summer and fall. Borough residents are reminded to separate their recyclable materials and place them in a reusable container and identified as recyclables using stickers supplied by the borough. These stickers are available at the Public Works Department, 13th and Dune Dr Newspapers should be bundled and tied with string (35-lb. maximum).

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