If the breast-bone of a goose is red, or has many red spots, expect a cold and stormy winter; but if only a few spots are visible, the winter will be mild.
When you see geese in water washing themselves, expect rain.
Geese wash and sparrows fly in flocks before rain.
When geese fly at ten o’clock, or in the first part of the night, it is a sign of cold weather.
If domestic geese walk east and fly west, expect cold weather.
When geese and ducks go into the water and flap their wings, throwing the water over their backs, rain is approaching.
When geese or ducks stand on one leg, expect cold weather.
To read the winter of any year take the breast-bone of a goose hatched during the preceding spring. The bone is translucent and it will be found to be colored and spotted. The dark color and heavy spots indicate cold. If the spots are of light shade and transparent, wet weather, rain, or snow may be looked for.
Grouse.
When grouse drum at night, Indians predict a deep fall of snow.