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THE BIRDS by Patricia L. Cook

As the daylight hours shrink and the weather cools, heralding the coming of winter, wouldn’t you like to be like the birds and just head south? This Tidbits will explore the interesting phenomenon of bird migration. ••Accordingtofreedictionary.com,

migration is “seasonal movement of a complete population of animals from one area to another. Migration is usu-ally a response to changes in tem-perature, food supply, or the amount of daylight, and is often undertaken for the purpose of breeding.”

••Ifyouspendtimeincoldclimates,you can easily understand the advan-tagebirdsgainbyflyingsouthinthewinter. Cold temperatures and the lack of food make it quite unattractive to stay in the north where snow and ice cover the ground.

••Approximately4,000speciesofbirds are regular migrants. That’s about40percentofthetotalbirdspe-ciesintheworld.InNorthAmerica,thereareaboutfivebillionlandbirdsfrom500speciesthatleavetheirnest-ing areas and choose to spend winter southoftheborder.Itisestimatedthatmorethan100speciesthatspendtheir summer breeding time in the United States leave the country in the winter for the warmer climates of the WestIndiesand/orLatinAmerica.

••Muchfoodneededbybirdsisnotavailable in cold climates during win-ter: seeds, fruits and insects are ab-sent or covered with snow. Mice and small mammals, food for larger birds, hibernate or hide from the cold.

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Q. Do female frogs croak? A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough. Q. If you’re going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be? A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes. Q. You’ve been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? A. Don Knotts: That’s what’s been keeping me awake. Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do? A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark? Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking? A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question, and I’ll give you a gesture you’ll never forget. Q. Charley, you’ve just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any dur-ing the first year? A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I’m too busy growing strawber-ries. Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls? A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out. Q. Which of your five senses tends to di-minish as you get older? A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency. Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grand-pa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? A. Charley Weaver: His feet.

••Ornithologists,scientistswhostudybirds, have studied migration for years andidentifiedfourNorthAmericanroutes,orflyways,thatbirdsuseforflyingnorthandsouth.Theyare:theAtlantic,Mississippi,CentralandPacificFlyways. They follow coastlines, major mountain chains and the Mississippi River valley. The landmarks help birds stay on course.

••Themainreasonmigrationpersistsinthe bird world is for breeding success. Birdsareabletoraisemoreoffspringwhen they get away from extreme heat and cold. Long daylight hours in the spring, summer and fall provide pro-tein-rich food for birds that give them strength for breeding. Different species go to different areas depending on their eating habits and needs.

••Thebreedinggroundsforsnowyowlsare in the far northern Arctic tundra. When snowy owls migrate, they go south, but may only go as far south as Canada. When the winters are excep-tionally harsh or their food supplies are scarce, they will venture farther south and may be seen in the northern United States.AlthoughconsideredaNorthAmerican bird, they occasionally mi-grate to areas of northern Europe and Asia.

••HarryPotterfansareprobablyawarethatHedwig,Harry’sfamouscom-panion, is a snowy owl. They are not known in real life for magic, but they are known for their striking white plum-age and large size. While most owls are nocturnal, which means they are active at night, snowy owls are diurnal; they hunt and are active during the night and day.

••Whileyousitaroundthefireplaceorenjoy your wood stove this fall and win-ter, read a book or two about birds that migrate to maintain their existence.

migration from nature. The change in daylight hours, not the weather, is what spurs them to fatten up for their long journeys south. Weather is unpredict-able, but daylight hours change the same way every year.

••ThenorthernU.S.states,Canadaand even as far north as the Arctic provide the breeding grounds for many birds. After breeding and spending long daystweetingandflyinginthenorth,birds start eating extra food to prepare for migration as the days get shorter. Many increase their size substantially to help them endure migration. Some flyextremedistancesatamazinglyhighaltitudes.

••Notsurprisingly,largerbirdsflyfasterthan smaller ones. Speeds range from 20-50milesperhour(32-80km/hr).Someflocksflyforabout10hoursaday,whichcouldbeasmuchas500miles! Studies have shown that most birdsflylowerthan10,000feet(3km),butsomehavebeenrecordedflyingashighas29,000feet(9,000m)!

••Theheightrecordisheldbybar-headed geese, known for crossing the Himalayasatheightsupto29,000feet(9,000m),travelingbetweencentralAsiaandIndia.

••AmallardholdstherecordforthehighestdocumentedflightaltitudeforabirdinNorthAmerica.Theduckmethis demise when he hit an airplane at 21,000feet(6,400m).

••Aflockofwhooperswanswasob-servedat27,000feet(8,230m)byapilotastheymovedfromIcelandtoWestern Europe.

••TheArcticternhasthelongestannualmigration in not just the bird world, but alsotheentireanimalkingdom!Itfliesfrom the far north, in or near the Arctic, where summer days are longest, to its wintering grounds in the southern hemi-sphere off of Antarctica, where days arelongestfromNovembertoFebru-ary, which is summer there. The Arctic tern probably encounters more sunlight during the year than any other creature on the planet. Arctic terns travel ap-proximately22,000miles(35,400km)for migration annually. They live many years with the longest on record living 34years.Thataddsuptoalotoffre-quentfliermiles!

••Anotherlong-distancemigrantbirdis the red knot, which is a large beach shorebird that nests in the Arctic in the springandsummer.Beforeheadingsouth, red knots increase their body weightby40-50percent.Theextraweight, their “fuel load,” allows them to flyabout1,850miles(3,000km)with-out stopping. They are truly masters of long-distanceaviation,flyingmorethan9,300miles(14,967km)fromsouthtonorth in the spring and repeating the tripeveryfall.Ofthefivevarietiesofredknots, the rufa is known to winter at the southern tip of South America in Tierra del Fuego and breed in the summer on the mainland and islands within the Arctic Circle.

••Notallmigrantbirdsarelargewithbigwings to make the trip. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are tiny birds that weigh aslittleasone-tenthofanounce(2.6g).Theyfly500miles(800km),non-stop, across the Gulf of Mexico!

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ANSWER: I believe I’m safe in saying your problem is chronic congestive heart failure. Your heart is pumping so weakly that blood circulates sluggishly. When you’re up or when you’re sitting, gravity pulls fluid out of your leg’s vessels, and it is the cause of your swelling. In the horizontal position in bed, gravity doesn’t have this effect, and the fluid stays in blood vessels. The swelling is called edema (e-DEE-muh).During the day, take frequent breaks to lie down with your legs propped up higher than your heart. When you sit, rest your legs on the seat of a chair put in front of you. Walk as much as you can during the day. The contracting leg mus-cles push fluid back into circulation. Limit the salt you eat; salt makes the body retain fluid. Read food labels. Most of our salt intake comes from the foods we eat, not from adding salt at the table or in cooking. But don’t do either. Your total daily salt intake should be less than 5,700 mg, preferably 3,800 mg. If salt is on the label as “sodium,” your total daily intake should be 2,300 mg or less. A better goal is 1,500 mg. Tell your heart doctor about your swelling. He might make changes in your medicines either by increasing the dose or switching to other medicines that make the heart pump with more force.There are other causes of edema, but this is the one that seems to fit you best.The booklet on edema explains its causes and treatments. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 106W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. ***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Several bouts of stomach pain brought me to the doctor. The pain is located in my upper right side. The doctor was certain I was having gallbladder attacks due to stones. She sent me for an ultrasound test of my gallbladder. I don’t have stones. I have something called a liver hemangioma. My doctor says I don’t need any treatment. I never heard of this and wonder what your thoughts are. -- P.K.

ANSWER: A hemangioma is a small, ball-shaped mass of blood vessels. If 100 people had a liver scan, seven would be found to have a hemangioma. Women develop them more often than men do. They do not become cancers. They’re rarely a source of constant pain, unless they grow quite large and press on adjacent tissue. They don’t cause attacks of pain. Have you found out what causes your pain?***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column when-ever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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