Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 8, Number 18, DeMotte, Jasper County, 31 March 1938 — Speed of Birds [ARTICLE]

Speed of Birds

The Baltimore oriole makes -, 26 miles an, hour, as does the black duck. The* sharp - tailed grouse makes 33 and the robin 36 miles an hour. Pigeon fanciers will be interested to know that an authority puts the speed of the homing pigeon at 45 miles, but the starling makes 51. The eagle flies a mile a minute and so does the mallard and the Canada goose. The pheasant is in. the same class, but the canvasback, that prime prize of sportsmen, must be taken at 72 miles on the wing.