Birds

Birds that cross your path, fly in through the window or sing at night. 12 signs.

• Bird hitting the windowA thump on the glass, a dusty outline, a dazed bird below
• Bird in the houseA wild bird loose between the curtains and the kitchen
• Bird's nest on your houseEggs in the door wreath, the gutter or the hanging fern
• Hummingbird visiting youA buzz by your ear, a flash of green, then it is gone
• Owl at nightA hoot in the dark or a pale shape on a fence post
• Rooster crowing at nightA call at 3 a.m., long before the sky turns pale
• Seeing a crowA crow on the roof, a raven over the hills, a crowd at dusk
• Seeing a magpieBlack and white, long-tailed and loud when a cat comes near
• Seeing a mourning doveA soft call at dawn and a nest that barely holds together
• Seeing a storkLong wings over a chimney in Europe, or a wood stork in a Florida marsh
• Seeing a swallowMud nests under the porch and blue backs skimming the lawn
• Seeing an eagleA white head above the river, or a brown young bird growing into it