26 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
The Kulows have 120 acres here, 40 of which are excellent woodland. 
It is a fine country, but I failed to see lots of migrants this spring that one 
would expect to find here. 
You see I have been here since March 10th and, all told, I have a list 
of only 75 species. 
Some things are surprising: not a Red-eyed Vireo have I seen and I 
only saw two Wood Thrushes on April 30th and none since. 
In other words, the Wood Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo do not seem 
to be summer resident species. “The Warbling Vireo is the only one of the 
family I have been able to find here. 
There is a Tamarack beg near by where there is a small Great Blue 
Heron herony and I have made the acquaintance of the Hungarian Part- 
ridge—this species is plentiful in this locality. I recently had a female 
pulling off the old “broken-wing”’ stunt at my feet, trying to draw my atten- 
tion from seven of the prettiest downy chicks that I ever saw. 
This is a great country for Killdeers, Bobolinks, Catbirds, Brown 
Thrashers, Indigobirds, Martins and Barn Swallows, the latter having a 
wonderful nest in the chicken-house and they have given me no end of 
amusement. House Wrens, Flickers, Red-heads, Meadowlarks, etc., are 
here and there are many Red-tailed Hawks. 
I have been giving the folks a little help in the harvesting of their 
barley and oats crop. I do enjoy working in the fields to the accompaniment 
of the songs of the Vesper and Field Sparrows, etc. 
Yes, I feel better than when I came up here. You Sceeenpyenauae 
is the same old thing—hardening of the arteries—and my blood-pressure 
is still low and some days am not good for much; but I have not had one 
of those fainting spells since December, so perhaps there is still some hope. - 
You see when I went in that Chicago Hospital, I was just dropping without 
any cause or warning; I was liable to go out and drop right in front of the 
trafic, and so was not permitted to go out alone. 
I always had to have a nurse or somebody trailing along with me. 
When I first caine up here it was surely a relief to be able to go out at any 
time without being followed. 
From its location on the map I’d think Kalkaska County (Mich.) 
would be very geod bird-country. 
On Sunday the Kulows took me in to Milwaukee—a 40 mile drive. 
‘They visited some friends but we spent all afternoon in Washington Park 
and went through the Zoo—my first visit. “They have some interesting ani- 
mats there. Last June I spent two days at the Fair in Chicago. 
I was surely glad to get your letter, and do write again when you have 
the time and convenience. 
Sincerely yours, 
CHRESWELL J. Hunt. 
