The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo

THOUSANDS OF PLOVER.

A Flock of Plover Entangled Among Electric Light Wires.

A flock, numbering thousands of plover, flew over the city Friday night. They were going from the northwest to the southeast. The flock was so large that it was daylight before the last had disappeared and all night long their sharp "yip" could be heard. This morning a squad of about a hundred passed directly over the court house and flew low that five of them struck the electric light wires with such force that their breasts were torn open, killing them instantly. They fell upon the turf and were recovered by Janitor Smith. They were wonderfully fat. The electric wires were charged with electricity, and some think the birds were killed by the electricity, but their breasts were split open evidently in coming in contact with the wire. The question where the birds came from, and their destination, was the subject of considerable discussion on the streets this morning, but nobody could furnish any light on it. The birds don't belong here, and in fact have never been seen here until within a week or so. About a week ago a large flock flew over the country between this city and Dresden. None of the birds got far enough out of their trail to be seen here, but a number were shot at Dresden. They generally fly high enough to be out of range of a shot-gun, but now and then they make a slight swoop downward, as they did this morning when they struck among the court house electric light wires. The birds killed by the wires were about the size of a wild pigeon.