IDYLLS OF BIRD LIFE 
“Old Head Hunter.” It appeared in the magazine, “Birds and 
Nature,” of 1918. 
On May 30, Decoration Day, of 1919, he attended the last 
family reunion at “Justamere Shack,” his ideal haunt for bird- 
lore. Sure t$ leave the crowd, he returned to the wondering 
party with the invitation, “Let me show you a new bird-nest.” 
Bert Hochwalt was not unsociable, but he would be certain to 
go to his favorites, the birds, and share with them the time of 
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his recreations. 
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The year 1919 promised to be one of unusual literary ) 
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activity for the young author, who was now assured of reader 
He was invited by a Nature Magazine to write a bird article 
each month. The notes and souvenirs of his walks were brought 
out from the desk and there evolved the following studies: 
“Home Building in the Bog,’ 
“The Domestic Affairs of the Sora Rails,” 
“Bob Whites at Home,” 
“The Mallard’s Rendezvous,” 
‘Afield in October.” 
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Here was more than promise, but the Lord of Nature loved 
that soul attuned to His Creation. 
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