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released to run away as “fast” as it could go. It was quite wabbly on its 
slender little legs, so it would run a short distance, drop down to rest a 
minute or two, and then on again. At rest it was so well camouflaged 
that we could hardly see it until it got up to run again. 
Most of our trips took us to Grayling or Lovells, and then to points 
of interest from there. At one large marsh we saw a great blue heron 
rookery; also an osprey flying over the lake looking for fish. Here I saw 
the small sheath violet, white, dainty and sweet smelling. A little farther 
on we came to a dam where we watched tree, bank, barn and rough-winged 
swallows repeatedly flying into the spray from the falls. 
FROM COUES' KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 
Kirtland’s Warbler 
Friday morning at three o’clock was cloudy and raw, so only a few 
made the trip to the drumming ground of the prairie chicken and sharp- 
tailed grouse. Two prairie chickens and one sharp-tailed grouse were 
very quiet, sitting close to the ground. There seemed to be no activity, 
due probably to the weather. After we had watched them for a while, 
Spot, a young hunting dog, was let out of the car. He could not seem to 
pick up the scent of the birds, but when they flew he was all action and it 
was interesting to watch him as he traveled over the territory trying to 
find more. During that morning we also saw 25 deer. 
We next went to the nesting grounds of the clay-colored sparrows, 
prairie warblers, Nashvilles, and others I didn’t have the time to find. 
The Nashville warbler -was carrying nesting material. The clay-colored 
sparrow nests on the ground where the sweet fern shrub grows. The one: 
I saw was against a small hummock of earth, under grass and other 
vegetation, and it was so well hidden one would have to know how to look 
for it unless the bird was seen to leave. There were four lovely blue eggs. 
I had never seen the brown thrasher nest on the ground before, but we 
found several nests at the foot of small shrubs or trees. While we were 
looking at all these birds and their nests, a kingbird included, a good sized 
deer ran past us and disappeared on the other side into some woods. The 
clay-colored sparrows were on a strip of flat terrain next to the highway, 
