Every spring scores of people flock to
lhe Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio.
They come to watch for buzzards. Most
would be glad just to catch a glimpse of at
btlllflfd. If they do see one of these “flying
garbage cans." it will probably be circling
high in the sky. From there it can watch the
ground for signs of the waste and the dead
animals on which it feeds.
The buzzard is the ugliest bird in the
United States. ln fact, it may well be the
ugliest bird in the world. it has a small, bare,
pink head. its thick body is covered with
dark. rough feathers.
After a winter in the south. buzzards return
to their homes in the north. In the Hinckley
area, they always return on March t5. No
one knows why. But they have come back to
Hinckley Ridge on that day, sure as clock-
work, for at least fifty years.
The buzzards really arrive before spring
does in Hincklcy. But the people are tired of
the long winter. They are eager to hail the
coming of spring. So it doesn't matter to
them how cold it is on March I5. lt doesn't
matter how raw the winds are. The people of
Hinckley still look on the return of the buz-
zards each year as the beginning of spring.
ln San Juan Capistrano in California,
spring is said to start on March 19. On that
day the swallows come back to Capistrano.
The people of Hinclcley aren't so lucky.
They don’t have swallows until later in the
year. But they do have buzzards. So they
welcome spring with them.
The excitement starts in February. By
the middle of March it has reached a high
peak. Bets are placed. Prizes go to the person
who sees the first buzzard. Radio stations
and newspapers tell of the coming festival.
Pupils in Hir1ckley’s school draw buzzarcl
pictures and put them up in the halls of the
school. And on the weekend after March l5
the people of Hinckley hold their Buzzard
Festival.
There are no bright banners and bal-
loons. No bands march up and down the
streets. There is just a big sign on the road to
tell of the festival. Some small signs have
cartoon drawings of “Buzzy Buzzard" on
them. Pancakes and sausages are served. And
that‘s about it.
The people come and look around. They
chat. They eat their fill of pancakes and
sausages. Then they get into their cars and
drive past Buzzard's Roost on Hinckley
Ridge.
A lot of them stop near the road at the
stand set up to give information to visitors.
There they can hear, from a recording, the
main facts about the buzzard. They can see a
stuffed buz2-ard. They can look at some pic-
tures taken of buzzards in other years. With
good luck and a strong pair of field glasses,
they may sight one or two live buzzards high
in the sky.
Buzzards may be ugly. They may be
“flying garbage cans.“ But in Hinckley they
are just as welcome as the swallows are in
Capistrano. They are as important as ernus
are to the Australians, or storlts to the Dutch
and Germans. lt would be a sad spring in-
deed if the bttzzards ever failed to come
back to l-linckley Ridge.
Every spring scores of people flock tolhe Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio.They come to watch for buzzards. Mostwould be glad just to catch a glimpse of atbtlllflfd. If they do see one of these “flyinggarbage cans." it will probably be circlinghigh in the sky. From there it can watch theground for signs of the waste and the deadanimals on which it feeds.The buzzard is the ugliest bird in theUnited States. ln fact, it may well be theugliest bird in the world. it has a small, bare,pink head. its thick body is covered withdark. rough feathers.After a winter in the south. buzzards returnto their homes in the north. In the Hinckleyarea, they always return on March t5. Noone knows why. But they have come back toHinckley Ridge on that day, sure as clock-work, for at least fifty years.The buzzards really arrive before springdoes in Hincklcy. But the people are tired ofthe long winter. They are eager to hail thecoming of spring. So it doesn't matter tothem how cold it is on March I5. lt doesn'tmatter how raw the winds are. The people ofHinckley still look on the return of the buz-zards each year as the beginning of spring.ln San Juan Capistrano in California,spring is said to start on March 19. On thatday the swallows come back to Capistrano.The people of Hinclcley aren't so lucky.They don’t have swallows until later in theyear. But they do have buzzards. So theywelcome spring with them.The excitement starts in February. Bythe middle of March it has reached a highpeak. Bets are placed. Prizes go to the personwho sees the first buzzard. Radio stationsand newspapers tell of the coming festival.Pupils in Hir1ckley’s school draw buzzarclpictures and put them up in the halls of theschool. And on the weekend after March l5the people of Hinckley hold their BuzzardFestival.There are no bright banners and bal-loons. No bands march up and down thestreets. There is just a big sign on the road totell of the festival. Some small signs havecartoon drawings of “Buzzy Buzzard" onthem. Pancakes and sausages are served. Andthat‘s about it.The people come and look around. Theychat. They eat their fill of pancakes andsausages. Then they get into their cars anddrive past Buzzard's Roost on HinckleyRidge.A lot of them stop near the road at thestand set up to give information to visitors.There they can hear, from a recording, themain facts about the buzzard. They can see astuffed buz2-ard. They can look at some pic-tures taken of buzzards in other years. Withgood luck and a strong pair of field glasses,they may sight one or two live buzzards highin the sky.Buzzards may be ugly. They may be“flying garbage cans.“ But in Hinckley theyare just as welcome as the swallows are inCapistrano. They are as important as ernusare to the Australians, or storlts to the Dutchand Germans. lt would be a sad spring in-หนังสือถ้า bttzzards เคยล้มเหลวมาl linckley ริดจ์ไป
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